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National Arms of Greenland Heraldic map Avannaata Aasiaat (Egedesminde) Avanersuaq (Thule) Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund) Ivittuut Kangaatsiaq Kujalleq Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) Nanortalik Narsaq Nuuk (Godthåb) Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Qaasuitsup Qaqortoq Qasigiannguit (Christianshåb) Qeqertalik Qeqertarsuaq (Godthavn) Qeqqata Sermersooq Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg) Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) Upernavik Uummannaq Heraldic stamps Heraldic postcards Total pages in the Greenland section : 32

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Created 2018 from parts of  : Qaasuitsup, corresponding to the area of the pre 2009 municipalities of Avanersuaq, Ilulissat, Upernavik, Uummannaq

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 2018.

The arms show the Polar Star as a symbol for the most Northern municipality in Greenland (and probably the world). The dogs refer to the importance of dogsledding in the region. The halibut refers to fishing.

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