Inuit–Norse cultural landscape

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The Inuit–Norse cultural landscape is a UNESCO-recognized heritage area in Greenland that reflects the historical interaction and overlapping settlements of Norse farmers and Inuit hunter-gatherers in the North Atlantic Arctic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage property
cultural landscape
mixed cultural and natural heritage site
associatedWith Inuit hunter-gatherers NERFINISHED
Norse farmers
continent North America
country Greenland NERFINISHED
demonstrates adaptation to Arctic environment
overlapping land use by Inuit and Norse communities
governedBy Government of Greenland NERFINISHED
hasComponent Inuit winter settlements
Norse farmsteads
coastal areas
fjord landscapes
hunting grounds
pastures
hasHeritageCriteria (iii)
(v)
(vi)
hasOutstandingUniversalValueFor evidence of long-term human adaptation to Arctic and sub-Arctic environments
testimony to Inuit–Norse contact in the Arctic
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageType cultural
natural
inscriptionBy UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED
inscriptionYear 2023
languageOfAssociatedCommunities Inuit languages NERFINISHED
Old Norse NERFINISHED
locatedIn Greenland NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED
North Atlantic Arctic NERFINISHED
mainSubsistenceType farming (Norse)
hunting and gathering (Inuit)
managedBy Greenland National Museum and Archives NERFINISHED
partOf Arctic region NERFINISHED
North Atlantic region NERFINISHED
reflectsInteractionBetween Inuit NERFINISHED
Norse NERFINISHED
shows contrasting subsistence strategies
cultural exchange between Inuit and Norse
timePeriod Medieval period
Viking Age NERFINISHED
UNESCORegion Europe and North America NERFINISHED
UNESCOSession 45th extended session
UNESCOSessionCountry Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
UNESCOSessionLocation Riyadh NERFINISHED

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Qassiarsuk hasHeritageType Inuit–Norse cultural landscape
Tunulliarfik Fjord partOf Inuit–Norse cultural landscape
this entity surface form: Norse cultural landscape of southern Greenland