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Nuuk

American  
[nook] / nʊk /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Greenland, in the SW part.


Nuuk British  
/ nuːk /

noun

  1. Danish name (official name until 1979): Godthaab. the capital of Greenland, in the southwest: the oldest Danish settlement in Greenland, founded in 1721. Pop: 14 350 (2004 est)

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In May, Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, and the U.S. ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, attended a business conference in the capital of Nuuk without Dans.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Most of them shunned the president’s handpicked envoy to the island, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, when he visited Nuuk for the first time in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Nuuk and Copenhagen are also shedding light on several other painful chapters from the past, including children adopted without parental consent or torn from their families.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Moving from a wooden cabin to a much larger high-rise, the new 3000 sq m consulate takes up a prominent location in the middle of downtown Nuuk.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

The U.S. is eyeing a military expansion to new areas in Greenland, including the southern town of Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq, north of Nuuk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

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