Aasivissuit – Nipisat: Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
| Location | Denmark |
| Criteria | Cultural: (v) |
| Reference | 1557 |
| Inscription | 2018 (42nd Session) |
| Area | 417,800 ha (1,613 sq mi) |
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.