Nuuk's location is Greenland.
Nuuk -LRB- -LSB- nuːk -RSB- ; Godthab -RRB- is the capital and largest city of Greenland and the municipality of Sermersooq .. Sermersooq. Sermersooq. capital. List of national capitals by latitude. largest city. List of cities and towns in Greenland. Greenland. Greenland. municipality. municipalities of Greenland. It is the seat of government and the country 's largest cultural and economic centre .. government. Government of Greenland. The major cities closest to the capital are Iqaluit and St. John 's in Canada and Reykjavik in Iceland .. capital. List of national capitals by latitude. Iqaluit. Iqaluit. Canada. Canada. Reykjavik. Reykjavik. Iceland. Iceland. Nuuk contains almost a third of Greenland 's population , and also has the tallest building in Greenland .. Greenland. Greenland. Nuuk is the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality .. Sermersooq. Sermersooq. government. Government of Greenland. municipality. municipalities of Greenland. In January 2016 , it had a population of 17,316 , making it one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population .. capital. List of national capitals by latitude. capital cities in the world by population. List of national capitals by population. Nuuk is the Kalaallisut word for `` cape '' .. Kalaallisut. Kalaallisut language. cape. headland. It is so named because of its position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea .. Nuup Kangerlua. Nuup Kangerlua. fjord. fjord. Labrador Sea. Labrador Sea. Its latitude , at 64 ° 10 ' N , makes it the world 's northernmost capital , located only a few kilometres farther north than the Icelandic capital Reykjavik .. capital. List of national capitals by latitude. Reykjavik. Reykjavik. latitude. latitude. northernmost. List of northernmost items. Since 2009 , the city bus service Nuup Bussii provides city transport services in Nuuk for the new Sermersooq municipality , linking the town centre with the outlying districts and neighborhoods of Nuussuaq , Qinngorput , as well as Qernertunnguit in Quassussuup Tungaa .. Nuussuaq. Nuussuaq ( district ). Sermersooq. Sermersooq. municipality. municipalities of Greenland. Qinngorput. Qinngorput. Qernertunnguit. Qernertunnguit. Quassussuup Tungaa. Quassussuup Tungaa. In 2012 the buses transported more than 2 million passengers around the city of Nuuk .. The campus of the University of Greenland , hosting Statistics Greenland , and the main holdings of the Public and National Library of Greenland is located at the northern end of the district , near the road to the Nuuk Airport .. Greenland. Greenland. University of Greenland. University of Greenland. Statistics Greenland. Statistics Greenland. Public and National Library of Greenland. Public and National Library of Greenland. Nuuk Airport. Nuuk Airport. Nuuk receives its electric power mainly from the renewable energy-powered Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant by way of a 132 kV powerline crossing Ameralik fjord over a distance of 5376 m , the world 's longest free span .. fjord. fjord. Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant. Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant. Ameralik fjord. Ameralik Span