Nanortalik
Nanortalik | |
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View of Nanortalik from nearby Ravnefjeldet in 2006 | |
| Coordinates: 60°08′31″N 45°14′36″W / 60.14194°N 45.24333°W | |
| Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Kujalleq |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,072 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3922 |
| Website | nanortalik.gl |
Nanortalik (ⓘ, Greenlandic pronunciation: [nɑnoʁtɑlik̚]), formerly Nennortalik, is a town in Nanortalik Island, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. With 1,072 inhabitants as of 2024, it is the eleventh-largest town in the country. The name Nanortalik means "Place of Polar Bears" or "Place Where the Polar Bears Go" (from Greenlandic: nanoq). It is the southernmost town in Greenland with a population of over 1,000.