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Hvalsey ("Whale Island"; Greenlandic Qaqortukulooq) is located near Qaqortoq, Greenland and is the site of Greenland's largest, best-preserved Norse ruins in the area known as the Eastern Settlement (Eystribyggð). In 2017, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and part of the Kujataa Greenland site.
Hvalsey is located on a narrow strip of land at the head of a fjord, with the church situated around 70 m (230 ft) from the water.The church is located in a classic Greenlandic Norse farmstead, [1] with several additional adjacent buildings.
The history of Greenland is a history of life under extreme Arctic conditions: ... Archeologists have identified the ruins of approximately 620 farms: 500 in the ...
Pages in category "Ruins in Greenland" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Antarctic Haven; F.
The sources on the settlement of Greenland are sparse. The main sources are the Íslendingabók by the scholar Ari Thorgilsson, the Landnámabók (the land seizure book) by an unknown author, but probably with Ari's involvement, [2] the anonymous Grænlendinga saga (Saga of the Greenlanders) and the also anonymous Saga of Erik the Red.
Within the World Heritage Site, there are 7 archeological ruins and one contemporary settlement, representing different aspects of the chronological history of the region and demonstrating the variety of land traditions in Greenland that appeared over time. [3] Aasivissuit is located on the high plains on the eastern end of the World Heritage ...
Approximately 500 groups of ruins of Norse farms are found in the area, with 16 church ruins, including Brattahlíð, Dyrnæs, Garðar, Hvalsey and Herjolfsnes. [2] The Vatnahverfi district to the southeast of Einarsfjord had some of the best pastoral land in the colony, and boasted 10% of all the known farm sites in the Eastern Settlement.
Deltaterrasserne ("Delta Terraces") is a pre-Inuit occupation archaeological site located near the head of Jørgen Brønlund Fjord on the Peary Land peninsula in northern Greenland. It is one of the largest archaeological sites in Peary Land, [ 1 ] and was discovered in September 1948 by the Danish explorer and archaeologist Eigil Knuth during ...