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  1. 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.

  2. Ittoqqortoormiit is the closest inhabited place to Greenland’s highest mountain – Gunnbjørn’s Mountain (3,694m). Located in the North-East National Park, this is also the highest peak above the Arctic Circle. Ittoqqortoormiit means “the place with the big houses” in the East Greenlandic dialect.

  3. Carved out of the world's largest and deepest multi-branched fjord system, Scoresbysund, lies the picturesque town of Ittoqqortoormiit, formerly known as Scoresbysund in Danish. At 70°29'07"N 21°58'00"W, it nestles on Liverpool Land, east of Hurry Inlet near the mouth of the northern shore of the Kangertittivaq fjord, which empties into the Greenland Sea. Bordered by the vast National Park ...

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  5. Dec 20, 2023 · My trip to Ittoqqortoormiit. If you are dreaming of visiting East Greenland, I hope you include Ittoqqortoormiit in your dream! When you are sailing, it is not so easy to get there at the beginning of the summer, due to the amount of ice in the fiords, and sometimes it is only an icebreaker vessel capable of reaching this place.

  6. A hike to the abandoned village of Uunarteq (Cape Tobin) offers incomparably beautiful Arctic nature, challenging terrain and close encounters with snow hares, eider ducks, sea urchins and, if you are lucky / unlucky, polar bears. I have just arrived in Ittoqqortoormiit (June 25th, 2020) and I decide to embark on my first hike.

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  7. Nov 16, 2016 · Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland, one of the remotest settlements on Earth. This article is more than 7 years old. Frozen in for nine months a year and sandwiched between the largest national park and ...

  8. The town's nearest neighbour is the largest national park in the world. Don't venture too far, though, as the likelihood of rescuing you in an emergency drops exponentially the further you get from Ittoqqortoormiit. You need an expedition permit for any visit to the park. 70.485234 -21.967232.

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