Aasivissuit–Nipisat
Also known as Aasivissuit – Nipisat: Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea, Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea, Aasivissuit-Nipisat. Terres de chasse inuites entre mer et glace
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Greenland
Inscribed
2018
List reference
1557
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Aasivissuit–Nipisat is about 1380 km north-west of Reykjavík. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ilulissat Icefjord, about 240 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Reykjavík · about 166,000 peopleabout 1380 km east
- Sept-Îles · about 26,000 peopleabout 2040 km south-west
- Corner Brook · about 21,000 peopleabout 2050 km south
- St. John's · about 131,000 peopleabout 2170 km south
- Rimouski · about 36,000 peopleabout 2290 km south-west
- Chicoutimi · about 54,000 peopleabout 2350 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GreenlandNatural245 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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