Tasiusaq
Tasiusaq is an inlet in Kujalleq, Greenland. Tasiusaq is situated nearby to the locality Hvalsey.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hvalsey Church ruin.
Hvalsey Church ruin
Archaeological site
Hvalsey Church was a Catholic church at the abandoned Greenlandic Norse homestead of Hvalseyjarfjord. The best preserved Norse ruins in Greenland, the church was also the location of the last written record of the Greenlandic Norse, a wedding in September 1408. Hvalsey Church ruin is situated 2½ km west of Tasiusaq.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hvalsey.
Hvalsey
Locality
Hvalseyjarfjord is located at the back of Qaqortoq, Greenland and is the site of Greenland's largest, best-preserved Norse ruins in the area known as the Eastern Settlement. Hvalsey is situated 2½ km west of Tasiusaq.
Tasiusaq
- Type: Inlet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kujalleq, Greenland, North America
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Latitude
60.83333° or 60° 50′ north
Longitude
-45.73333° or 45° 44′ west
Open location code
98GPR7M8+8M
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