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Nuuk Tourist Office

Nuuk Tourist Office is a landmark in Nuuk, Greenland, built in 1992 to house the headquarters of the new National Tourist Board of Greenland. [1] It was built to not only provide information to tourists but as an attraction, with a fake Christmas tree and an extremely large postal box.

Coordinates: 64°10′35.1″N51°44′47.3″W / 64.176417°N 51.746472°W / 64.176417; -51.746472

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References

  1. Europa World Year, Book 1. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. p. 1458. ISBN   1-85743-254-1.