Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea
Located within the Arctic Circle in central West Greenland, the property contains the remains of 4,200 years of human history. It is a cultural landscape that bears witness to the hunting of land and sea animals, seasonal migrations and a rich and well-preserved tangible and intangible cultural heritage of its creators related to climate, navigation and medicine. Features of the property include large winter houses and evidence of reindeer hunting, as well as archaeological sites of ancient Inuit and Inuit culture. The cultural landscape includes seven main sites, from Nipisat in the west to Asiwesut near the ice sheet in the east. It bears witness to the resilience of the human culture of the region and its tradition of seasonal migration.