The Public and National Library of Greenland (Greenlandic: Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia) is the public and national library of Greenland,[1] located in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It is the largest reference library in the country, devoted to the preservation of national cultural heritage and history.[2]
| Public and National Library of Greenland | |
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Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia | |
 Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia building in the Nuuk Centrum | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Nuuk |
| Country | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 64°10′32″N 51°44′21″W / 64.17556°N 51.73917°W |
Collections
editThe library holdings are split between the public library in the town centrum, and Ilimmarfik, the campus of the University of Greenland, located in the Nuussuaq district of Nuuk, where the Groenlandica collection of historical material related to Greenland is held.[2] As of 2018, there are 101,824 items in the library database at Ilimmarfik.[3]
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Library of Greenland.
- ^ Official website
- ^ a b "About Us". Groenlandica, Greenlandic National Library. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Collections". Groenlandica, Greenlandic National Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2010.