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Revision as of 02:22, 16 June 2010
Ilimanaq | |
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 Icebergs in the Ilulissat Kangerlua fjord with Ilimanaq hills in the background. | |
| Federacy | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
| Founded | 1741 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fritz Johansen |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 86 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3952 Ilulissat |
Ilimanaq (Template:Lang-da) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. Its population is 86 (as of April 2009).[2] The name of the village means "the place of expectations" in Greenlandic.[3]
Geography
Ilimanaq is located on the eastern shore of Disko Bay, just south of the mouth[4] of the Ilulissat Icefjord (Template:Lang-kl).
History
The old Danish name of the settlement derived from the surname of the Dutch whaler Klacs (Klaus) Pieterz Torp.[3] The whalers were active in the region from 1719 to 1732,[3] leaving a trail of names behind−the settlement of Oqaatsut to the north of Ilulissat was originally a whaling station, named Rodebay by the Dutch. Ilimanaq was founded in 1741, around the same time as Ilulissat.[3]
Transport
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights between Ilimanaq Heliport and Ilulissat Airport.[5] Settlement flights in the Disko Bay are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During winter, the nearby Qasigiannguit town to the south of Ilimanaq can be reached on foot, or by dogsled.
During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.[6] The ferry links Ilimanaq with Ilulissat, from where ferry connections are available to Oqaatsut, Qeqertaq, Saqqaq, Qeqertarsuaq, and towns and settlements in the Aasiaat Archipelago.
References
- ^ Sermitsiaq, 2008/06/19
- ^ Sermitsiaq, 2009/04/17
- ^ a b c d ilulissat.gl
- ^ Vandrekort Nordgrønland, Ilulissat (Map) (1996 ed.). Cartography by Compukort, Denmark. Greenland Tourism a/s.
- ^ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
- ^ Diskoline timetable
