The Mother of the Sea
The Mother of the Sea is a work of art in Sermersooq, Greenland. The Mother of the Sea is situated nearby to Hans Egede House, as well as near the neighborhood Old Nuuk.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Sassumap Arnaa”
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Greenland National Museum is situated 150 metres south of The Mother of the Sea.
Church of Our Saviour
Church
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Church of Our Saviour is situated 160 metres northeast of The Mother of the Sea.
Hans Egede House
Photo: Kenny McFly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hans Egede House is located in Nuuk, Greenland. It is oldest house in the country and was built in 1728. It was originally the residence of Hans Egede, a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Nuuk and Nuuk Centrum.
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
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
The Mother of the Sea
- Category: tourism
- Location: Sermersooq, Greenland, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.17866° or 64° 10′ 43″ northLongitude
-51.74609° or 51° 44′ 46″ westOpen location code
98PC57H3+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4992641523OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“The Mother of the Sea” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم البحر”
- Danish: “Havets Moder”
- French: “La Mère de la Mer”
- German: “Die Mutter des Meeres”
- Russian: “Мать моря”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Consulate General of Iceland and Anori Art.
Nearby Places
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