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Originally Posted by James Bond Agent 007
Look out New York, here comes Nuuk! :-/
Looking at its location on a map I'm wondering why this city ended up being the biggest one? There are some cities farther south - which, presumably, would be a bit balmier - than this one.
But maybe it's just one of those things that happened for random reasons.
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Fun fact: A popular nickname for Nuuk in Greenland is "Nuuk York City" because like New York, Greenlanders are flocking to Nuuk looking for opportunities in the "big city."
And yes, south Greenland is much warmer and more hospitable - but the Nuuk area comes in a close second place. The Norse settled both the south (near present day Qaqortoq) and the Nuuk area because they were the mildest most hospitable regions. And the climate difference between Nuuk and southern Greenland isn't really enough to make a big difference as far as I know. Nuuk sort of just grew out of a Danish missionary and military settlement that was established in the 1700s.