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Ilulissat
City in Greenland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven,[4] is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately 350 km (220 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. With a population of 4,670 as of 2020,[5] it is the third-largest city in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut. The city is home to almost as many sled-dogs as people.
Ilulissat
Jakobshavn | |
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From upper left: Illumiut neighbourhood, Old town, Ilulissat Icefjord, Knud Rasmussen's Museum, Zion's Church | |
Coordinates: 69°13′N 51°06′W | |
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Municipality | Avannaata |
First mention | 15th century |
City Status | 16th century |
Area | |
• City | 11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
• Metro | 47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,010 m (6,590 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2020 (city, settlements))[2] | |
• City | 4,670 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 4,491 (City of Ilulissat) |
• Metro | 342 (Settlements: Ilimanaq Oqaatsut Qeqertaq and Saqqaq) |
• Metro density | 103.5/km2 (268/sq mi) |
• Ethnicity | 90.98% Greenlandic 9.02% Other[3] |
Time zone | UTC-02 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-01 |
Postal code | 3952 |
Area code | (+299) 94 |
In direct translation, Ilulissat is the Kalaallisut word for "Icebergs" (Danish: Isbjerge).[6] The nearby Ilulissat Icefjord is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[7] and has made Ilulissat the most popular tourist destination in Greenland.[8] Tourism is now the town's principal industry. The city neighbours the Ilulissat Icefjord, where there are enormous icebergs from the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere.