ABSTRACT
179In Greenland, the town of Maniitsoq finds itself located on an island with characteristic mountains, which are said to resemble a cake sprinkled with sugar. That is one explanation of its Danish name Sukkertoppen (Sugar Loaf Mountain). Historically, the location of Maniitsoq has made it a prosperous place where the marine environment for fishing and whaling influenced the dynamics of social life and the modelling of place. Today, the town is turning its attention to new water potentialities in the form of hydroelectricity and large-scale industries. It is not only a new dream but also a new landscape that has to be modelled.
