Ikermiut

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Ikermiut
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Ikermiut
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 74°20′05″N56°59′30″W / 74.33472°N 56.99167°W / 74.33472; -56.99167 Coordinates: 74°20′05″N56°59′30″W / 74.33472°N 56.99167°W / 74.33472; -56.99167
Sovereign state Flag of Denmark (state).svg  Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Municipality Avannaata
Founded1916 [1]
Abandoned1954 [1]
Time zone UTC-03

Ikermiut is a former settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located on Ikermiut Island in the center of Inussulik Bay, a bay in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago. [2] The settlement was abandoned in 1954 in favor of more northerly settlements of Nuussuaq and Kullorsuaq, due to rough sea waves of Inussulik Bay overflowing the island. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 107, 133, 233. ISBN   978-87-635-1261-9.
  2. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992