Iginniarfik | |
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  Iginniarfik Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 68°08′53″N53°10′20″W / 68.14806°N 53.17222°W Coordinates: 68°08′53″N53°10′20″W / 68.14806°N 53.17222°W | |
| State |  |
| Constituent country |  |
| Municipality | Qeqertalik |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 88 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3955 Kangaatsiaq |
Iginniarfik is a village in the municipality of Qeqertalik, in western Greenland. Its population was 88 in 2010. [1]
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from Iginniarfik Heliport to Ikerasaarsuk Heliport and Kangaatsiaq Heliport. [2] Settlement flights in the Aasiaat Archipelago are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring.
During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline. [3] The ferry links Iginniarfik with Kangaatsiaq, Attu, Ikerasaarsuk, Niaqornaarsuk, and Aasiaat.
The population of Iginniarfik has been stable in the last two decades. [4]
Attu is a settlement in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, located on a small island on the shores of Davis Strait. Its population was 226 in 2010. It is the southernmost settlement in the municipality.
Kangaatsiaq is a town located at the northern end of the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The town received town status as recently as 1986, though as a settlement it has existed much longer. It has 558 inhabitants as of 2013. Nearby settlements are Attu, Niaqornaarsuk, Ikerasaarsuk and Iginniarfik.
Ikerasaarsuk is a village in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. Its population was 106 in 2010.
Niaqornaarsuk is a village in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, along the northern entrance to Arfersiorfik Fjord. Its population was 300 in 2010.
Kitsissuarsuit is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. The settlement was formerly founded in 1830 as Hunde Ejlande or Dog's Island, although it had already been used as a whaling station since 1817. Its population was 79 in 2010.
Akunnaaq is a settlement in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. Its population was 100 in 2013. Akunnaaq is located 23 km (14 mi) east of Aasiaat on the Akunnaap Nunnaa island. The settlement was founded in 1850.
Ikamiut is a settlement in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, located on a small island in the Aasiaat Archipelago on the southern shores of Disko Bay. Its population was 96 in 2010.
Ilimanaq, formerly Claushavn, is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. It had 84 inhabitants in 2010. The modern name of the village is Kalaallisut for "Place of Expectations".
Qasigiannguit Heliport is a heliport in the eastern part of Qasigiannguit, a town located on the southeastern shores of Disko Bay in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in western Greenland.
Saqqaq Heliport is a heliport in Saqqaq, a village on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Qeqertaq Heliport is a heliport in Qeqertaq, a village on an island off the shore of the Nuussuaq Peninsula in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Akunnaaq Heliport is a heliport in Akunnaaq, a village in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of government contract.
Attu Heliport is a heliport in Attu, a village in the southernmost part of the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, on the shore of Davis Strait. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of government contract.
Iginniarfik Heliport is a heliport in Iginniarfik, a village in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of government contract.
Ikerasaarsuk Heliport is a heliport in Ikerasaarsuk, a village in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Kangaatsiaq Heliport is a heliport in Kangaatsiaq, a village in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Niaqornaarsuk Heliport is a heliport in Niaqornaarsuk, a village in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Kitsissuarsuit Heliport is a heliport in Kitsissuarsuit, a Disko Bay island village in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Ilimanaq Heliport is a heliport in Ilimanaq, a village located just south of Ilulissat Icefjord in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
Ikamiut Heliport is a heliport in Ikamiut, a village in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.
