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Following the warming climatic trends since the 1920s, Paamiut developed a booming cod industry between the 1950s and 1989, when the stock dwindled. [7] In connection with a development plan called G60, Paamiut was chosen as to be the place to live for the entire population of the former Paamiut municipality.
Nuuk skyline with the Sermitsiaq mountain in the background. This is a list of cities and towns in Greenland as of 2021. The term 'city' is used loosely for any populated area in Greenland, given that the most populated place is Nuuk, the capital, with 19,900 inhabitants. [1]
For statistical and some regulatory purposes the country was divided into three divisions (landsdele) in 1951: West Greenland, North Greenland and East Greenland. The large Northeast Greenland National Park was established in 1974 encompassing the northern part of East Greenland and amended with the eastern part of North Greenland in 1988.
Tourism in Greenland is a relatively young business area of the country. Since the foundation of the national tourist council, Greenland Tourism, in 1992, the Home Rule Government (renamed 'Self Rule Government' in 2009) has been working actively with promoting the destination and helping smaller tourist providers to establish their services.
Map of Greenland. Greenland is the world's largest non-continental island [85] and the third largest area in North America after Canada and the United States. [86] It is between latitudes 59° and 83°N, and longitudes 11° and 74°W.
Paamiut Municipality was a municipality in Greenland until 31 December 2008. Its area was mostly incorporated into the new Sermersooq municipality, while a part of the ice sheet including a few nunataks was incorporated into the new Kujalleq municipality. The central town was Paamiut (Greenlandic pronunciation:).
The ecoregion covers the coastal fringe of Greenland, from 75° N latitude at Melville Bay, around the northern coast to 70° N at Scoresby Bay on the east coast. The coastal bands south of this are in the Kalaallit Nunaat low arctic tundra ecoregion. The coast is rugged, although less so than the south, with deep inlets from the sea.
The municipality is located in south-central and eastern Greenland, with an area of 531,900 km 2 (205,367.7 sq mi). [2] As of 2018, it is the largest municipality in the world by area, following the split of the former Qaasuitsup. [5]