🧿 Qilakitsoq

Greenland · Americas · 70.61°N, 52.18°W

Qilakitsoq is an abandoned settlement and an important archaeological site in Greenland. It is the location of the discovery of eight mummified corpses from the Thule period. These Inuit mummies offer important insights into the lives of Inuit about 500 years ago.

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Quick facts

Country	Greenland
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	70.61°N, 52.18°W · view on map

Qilakitsoq is located in Greenland, in Americas.

More archaeological sites in Greenland

Comer's Midden · Garðar, Greenland · Hvalsey · Sermermiut.

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