Nuuk mainland, and was named Godthåb ("Good Hope"). The city officially adopted its current name in 1979, although the name "Godthåb" remained in use in Danish. "Nuuk" is the Kalaallisut word for "cape" (). It is so named because of its position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea. Its latitude, at 64°10' N, makes it the world's northernmost capital, only a few kilometres farther north than the Icelandic capital Reykjavík. The campus of the University of Greenland, hosting Statistics Greenland, and the main holdings of the Public and National Library of
000 (emergency telephone number) An inquest set up to investigate failings in the 000 system as a result of his death identified serious issues in the practices used by 000 operators. Another reported case of 000's failure to assist was reported in "The Daily Telegraph". Mother Joanna Wicking had called for police assistance but the 000 operator chose to believe her killer instead, who had assured the operator everything was fine, despite repeated calls by Joanna. Another incident, 6 months later, when 000 staff were insistent about needing a street address number for a remote country farm and the man needing help died. In