Day Two Mug Shots, Profiles,and Fun Photos

Nuuk

Male Birth Weight 15.0 oz Light Tawny with dark mask and ears Light Green Collar — Male
Birth Weight 15.0 oz
Light Tawny with dark mask and ears
Light Green Collar

Nuuk (nuke or nook or new’-uck) is the capital and largest city. It is the world’s most northern capital and one the smallest, by population. The name means “cape” and refers to its location at the end of a fjord.

Qaanaaq

Female Birth Weight 12 oz. Gray and Tan Blue Collar — Female
Birth Weight 12 oz.
Dark Tawny with dark mask and ears
Blue Collar

Qaanaaq (kah’-knack or kah’-knock) is Greenland’s northern-most town, in the northwest, formerly Thule, which was set up as a military base.

Aasiaat

Male Birth Weight 12.3 oz. Gray and Tan White Collar — Male
Birth Weight 12.3 oz.
Gray and Tan
White Collar

Aasiaat (ah-shot’) is in western Greenland, and is the 5th largest town, located at the southern end of Disko Bay. Lies in the heart of the Aasiaat Archipelago. The name means “spiders”.

Paamiut

Male Birth Weight 13.1 oz Black and Tan Red Collar — Male
Birth Weight 13.1 oz
Black and Tan
Red Collar

Paamiut (Pa’-me-ut) is in southern Greenland on the coast of the Labrador Sea at the end of a small estuary. the name means “Those who Reside by the Mouth”.It was first settled in 1500 BC.

Ilulissat

Female Birth Weight 11.1 oz. Dark Tawny with dark mask Gold Collar — Female
Birth Weight 11.1 oz.
Tawny with dark mask and ears
Gold Collar

Ilulissat (i-loo’-li-sat those are short i’s) is on the west coast, and was formerly called Jacobshavin, which was a trading post. Ilulissat is the Kalaallisut word for “icebergs”. Here is the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was the birthplace of explorer Knud Rasmussen.

Kulusuk

Female Birth Weight 12.8 oz Black and Tan Yellow Collar — Female
Birth Weight 12.8 oz
Black and Tan
Yellow Collar

Kulusuk (kuh’-lusk) is on the island of Sermersook in the southeast, and means “Chest of a Black Guillemot” (a black seabird with a white wing patch).

Kalaallit

Female Birth Weight 13.2 oz Black and Tan Pink Collor — Female
Birth Weight 13.2 oz
Black and Tan
Pink Collar

Kalaallit Nunaat (Kah’-lah-lit new naht) is the Inuit name for Greenland. It is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark.

Narsaq

Female Birth Weight 11.6 oz Gray and Tan Black Collar — Female
Birth Weight 11.6 oz
Gray and Tan
Black Collar

Narsaq (nar’-zak) is an agricultural town in the south of the island. Its name means “plains” and refers to the plain it sits on. Its mainstays are fishing and sheep farming.

Tasiilaq