Nuuk geodata
Nuuk (Sermersooq) is a capital of a political entity; located in Greenland in America/Godthab (GMT-2) time zone. With population of 14,798 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Greenland, 72.2% of cities are located further ↑North; 55.6% of cities are located further →East and 100% of cities have higher elevation than Nuuk. Note1
Nuuk GPS coordinates[2]
64° 11' 0.492" North, 51° 43' 17.652" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 64.48799°, | -52.4247° |
| Center: | 64.18347°, | -51.72157° |
| Lower-right: | 63.87557°, | -51.01845° |
| Map W x H: | 68.1×68.1 km | = 42.3×42.3mi |
| max Lat: | 77.46666° ⇑72.2% North |
| Nuuk: | 64.18347° |
| min Lat: | ⇓27.8% South 60.14169° |
| min Long | Nuuk | max Long |
| -69.23155° | -51.72157° | -21.96221° |
| W 44.4%⇐ | ⇒55.6% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Nuuk is 1 m = 3 ft, and this is 31.1 m = 102 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
242 m = 794 ft | 100% |
| Avg. | 32.1 m = 105 ft | |
| Nuuk | 1 m = 3 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 0% |
See also: Greenland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Nuuk is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 264.6 km =164.4 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Nuuk |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 2870.5 | 1783.6 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 264.6 | 164.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 4530.6 | 2815.2 | to South |
| Equator | 7136.5 | 4434.4 | to South |
Nearby cities:
5 places around Nuuk: (largest is in red/bold)
• Kangerlussuaq
317.7 km =197.4 mi, 
8°
• Maniitsoq
147.8 km =91.8 mi, 
337°
• Paamiut
264.4 km =164.3 mi, 
157°
• Qeqertarsuaq
249.5 km =155 mi, 157°
• Sisimiut
319.3 km =198.4 mi, 343°
In other languages:
- In German: Nuuk (Godthåb), Nuuk
- In Italian: Nuuk (Godthåb), Nuuk
- In Russian: Нуук
- In Chinese: 努克
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Greenland existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
