Qaqortog

Bratthalid Elderhostel Glaciers Icebergs Igaliku Narsaq Qaqortog

QAQORTOQ

a town in

GRØNLAND

 

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a harbor town
(open all year, but always with icebergs)

 

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the Lutheran pastor, influential in the town's development

 

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church in old town

 

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the cross

 

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the interior

 

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the small chapel building to hold coffin till burial

 

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old community hall

 

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new school complex
(boarding many from outlying villages)

 

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seal hunting for meat and skins

 

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younger generation

 

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stone art

 

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(reverse side)

 

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by famous local artist

 

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shortage of residential housing spaces
forces some to top of the rock

 

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carved sentinel

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