Kujataa

UNESCO World Heritage site
Official name Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap, Denmark
Criteria Cultural (V)
Reference 1536
Inscription 2017 (41st Session)
Coordinates 61°9′52″N 45°35′53″W / 61.16444°N 45.59806°W / 61.16444; -45.59806
Location of Kujataa in Greenland
Kujataa
Kujataa
Geography
Administration
Greenland
Municipality Kujalleq
Official name Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap
Type Cultural
Criteria (v)
Designated 2017
Reference no. 1536
State Party  Denmark
Region Northern Europe

Kujataa is a sub-arctic farming landscape in the southern region of Greenland.[1]

The first known example of agriculture (or farming) in the Arctic is at Kujataa.

The oldest evidence of the spreading of the Old Norse culture outside Europe is at Kujataa.

History

Kujataa got its name on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2017.

Including below:

References

  1. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.


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