Qilakitsoq is an abandoned settlement and an important archaeological site in Greenland. It is the location of the discovery of eight mummified corpses from the Thule period. These Inuit mummies offer important insights into the lives of Inuit about 500 years ago.

Qilakitsoq is located in Kitaa near the city of Uummannaq on the northern coast of the Nuussuaq peninsula (Greenlandic "Big Cape") in a sheltered cove of the Karrat Fjord. The Greenlandic name means "that which has very little sky", which probably refers to the steep cliffs that surround the area as well as its frequently-occurring fog.

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