Spækhusnæs

Spækhusnæs is a point in Sermersooq, Greenland. Spækhusnæs is situated nearby to the neighborhood Radiofjeldet, as well as near Old Nuuk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenland National Museum and Church of Our Saviour.

Greenland National Museum

Museum

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The Greenland National Museum is located in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It was one of the first museums established in Greenland, inaugurated in the mid-1960s.

Church of Our Saviour

Church

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Nuuk Cathedral or Church of Our Saviour is a wooden Lutheran cathedral in the Old Nuuk neighborhood of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It was established in 1849.

Nuuk Tourist Office is a landmark in Nuuk, Greenland, built in 1992 to house the headquarters of the new National Tourist Board of Greenland. It was built to not only provide information to tourists but as an attraction, with a fake Christmas tree and an extremely large postal box.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Radiofjeldet and Old Nuuk.

Radiofjeldet

Neighborhood

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Radiofjeldet is a neighborhood.

Old Nuuk

Neighborhood

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Old Nuuk may refer to several neighborhoods of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The Lutheran mission was originally based on Hope Island at the head of the fjord but was moved to the mainland and christened Godthaab by the royal governor Claus Paarss in 1728.

Nuuk Centrum

Suburb

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Nuuk Centrum is a district of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Together with the Old Nuuk neighborhood, it encompasses the southern and central part of the town. Most of the institutions and businesses are based in the district.

Spækhusnæs

Type: Point
Also known as: “Spaekhusnaes”
Category: landform
Location: Sermersooq, Greenland, North America
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Latitude

64.17611° or 64° 10′ 34″ north

Longitude

-51.75472° or 51° 45′ 17″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

98PC56GW+C4

GeoNames ID

3425070

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In Other Languages

“Spækhusnæs” goes by many names.

Danish: “Spækhusnæs”

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