Aasivissuit – Nipisat: Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea

Aasivissuit – Nipisat: Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationDenmark
CriteriaCultural: (v)
Reference1557
Inscription2018 (42nd Session)
Area417,800 ha (1,613 sq mi)
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Location of some of the key site locations within Greenland: 1. Nipisat Island, 2. Sarfannguit, 3. Aasivissuit

Aasivissuit – Nipisat: Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea is a cultural landscape and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the central part of Western Greenland. Added to the World Heritage List in 2018, the site preserves the archeological remains of over 4000 years of occupation and contains well-preserved evidence of seasonal hunting and gathering. Remains from the Saqqaq, Dorset, and Thule cultures and sites from the later Inuit and colonial era are protected within the site.