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Map Showing Location of Qaqortoq,
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departing Prins Christian
Sund the Grand Princess sailed
overnight to Qaqortoq, which is also
known by its Danish name,
Julianehåb. It is the
principal town in southwest
Greenland and has a population of
3,100.
This is
the area where Nordic Vikings
settled in the 10th century.
They farmed in the area until the
early 1400s, when due to climate
becoming too cold to farm, their
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Looking West At Sunrise After
Entering the Fjord on which
Qaqortoq Is Located |
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Qaqortoq |
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| A view
from the ship before going ashore by
tender. |
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Onshore at Qaqortoq |
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Looking south at the
anchored ship with a tender
in the foreground.
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View of Qaqortoq |
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the waterfront.
Qaqortoq has no airport or roads to
other towns. Transportation
between towns is by helicopters and,
ice permitting, boats.
The hull
form of the power boat in the center
of the photo reminds me of our
Coronado 25 sailboat.
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Rock Sculpture |
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There are many sculptures
carved directly in the
native rock. There was an
art project in 1993-94 when
18 Scandinavian artists
created them. |
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View Looking Westerly |
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is a housing area. The old Lutheran
Church is lower left. The
cemetery is behind the houses. |
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Qaqortoq Municipal Fountain |
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This is said to be the only
fountain in Greenland.
The children are on an
excursion from school,
perhaps to see all the
visitors.
The narrator who spoke
from the bridge of the ship
during the transit of Prins
Christian Sund said children
with Danish fathers and
Inuit mothers are very
common in Qaqortoq.
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Looking Southeasterly |
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| We
walked around Qaqortoq to see
housing and schools and visited the
"supermarket" and a hardware store.
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Last View of Qaqortoq As We
Sailed Away |
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The ship departed for St
Johns at 1345 hrs. |
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