Ittoqqortoormiit (East Greenlandic: [itːɔqːɔtːɔːmːiːt]; West Greenlandic: Illoqqortoormiut[iɬːɔqːɔtːɔːmːiut]), formerly known as Scoresbysund, is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population was 345 as of 2020, and it has been described as one of the most remote settlements on Earth.[1][2]
The former name Scoresbysund derives from the English Arctic explorer and whaler William Scoresby, who was the first European to map the area in 1822. The name "Ittoqqortoormiit" means "Big-House Dwellers" in the Eastern Greenlandic dialect. The region is known for its wildlife, including polar bears, muskoxen, and seals.
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^Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland, one of the remotest settlements on Earth
Ittoqqortoormiit (East Greenlandic: [itːɔqːɔtːɔːmːiːt]; West Greenlandic: Illoqqortoormiut [iɬːɔqːɔtːɔːmːiut]), formerly known as Scoresbysund, is a settlement...
Ittoqqortoormiit Municipality (Greenlandic pronunciation: [itːɔqːɔʁtɔːʁmiːt]) was one of the two municipalities of East Greenland. Since 1 January 2009...
Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport (IATA: OBY, ICAO: BGSC) is a heliport in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Because...
eastern Greenland. It is located on Jameson Land and serves the town of Ittoqqortoormiit, approximately 40 km (25 mi) to the south-east. The airport can serve...
largest settlement at the time of formation: Ammassalik Municipality Ittoqqortoormiit Municipality Ivittuut Municipality Nuuk Municipality Paamiut Municipality...
UTC-01:00 as standard time, and UTC±00:00 as daylight saving time. Ittoqqortoormiit, Neerlerit Inaat and surrounding area on the east coast of Greenland...
Upernavik Qeqertarsuaq Qaanaaq Kangaatsiaq Kangerlussuaq Kullorsuaq Ittoqqortoormiit Kangaamiut There are 13 towns in Greenland with a population exceeding...
2019. Alongside Kangerlussuaq, if airports at Qaqortoq, Tasiilaq and Ittoqqortoormiit are built, the airports at Narsarsuaq, Kulusuk and Nerlerit Inaat will...
Nunaat (East Greenland). The Iivit live now mainly in Tasiilaq and Ittoqqortoormiit and are a part of the Arctic people known collectively as the Inuit...
world. On the northern side of the mouth of the Scoresby Sound stands Ittoqqortoormiit, the only permanent settlement in the region, with a population of...
Greenland, including inhabited south coast and west coast UTC−01:00 – Ittoqqortoormiit and surrounding area in Greenland's Tunu county UTC±00:00 – Danmarkshavn...
in active service, serving every airport except Nerlerit Inaat near Ittoqqortoormiit, whose operation is handled by Icelandair under contract with Greenland...
1974 from the northern, practically uninhabited part of the former Ittoqqortoormiit Municipality in Tunu (East Greenland), in 1988 the park was expanded...
made up of two former municipalities, Ammassalik Municipality and Ittoqqortoormiit Municipality. In 1974, the Northeast Greenland National Park was created...
Danmarkshavn, Ittoqqortoormiit and Pituffik (Thule) United Kingdom South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Cape Verde Denmark Greenland Ittoqqortoormiit and...
UK Obiageli, a Nigerian feminine given name Ittoqqortoormiit Heliport, an heliport in Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland, by IATA code Olav Øby (born 1994)...
of the historical ice sheet station Eismitte. The closest town is Ittoqqortoormiit, 460 km (290 mi) east-southeast of the station. The station, however...
Ilulissat. New airports will probably also be built at Tasiilaq and Ittoqqortoormiit later. Alongside Kangerlussuaq, the airports at Narsarsuaq and Kulusuk...
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) Cape Verde Greenland Ittoqqortoormiit Portugal Azores islands Brazil Fernando de Noronha Trindade and Martim...
Tiniteqilaaq Kulusuk (Kap Dan) Sermiligaaq Ikkatteq (population 1 as of 2005) Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund) Itterajivit (Illukasiit/Kap Hope, population 9 as of...
corrupted to Teign - the name of a nearby river.[dubious – discuss] Ittoqqortoormiit 16 a village in Sermersooq, Greenland East Greenlandic It means "Big...
municipality in eastern Greenland, located 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Ittoqqortoormiit. The settlement was founded by fishermen and their families in 1926...
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