Uunartoq island is located in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland, close to the settlement of Alluitsup Paa.
The ruins of a nunnery stand nearby.
Pieces of icebergs drift offshore, and many whales frequent these waters.
Photo credit: Greenland.com
The hot springs at Uunartoq have been known for at least a thousand years.
During the Viking era, the Norse settlers constructed bathtubs with boulders around the springs creating a medieval spa.
When the Norse settlers disappeared, the Thule race, the ancestors of present-day Greenlanders, took over.
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Sources:Geocache/Greenland.com/Wikipedia
