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Mar 6, 2018 · At the entrance to the world’s largest fjord system, Scoresbysund, lies the small village with the long name Ittoqqortoormiit. Ittoqqortoormiit is home to some 450 Greenlanders who live mainly of fishing and hunting. It is the only settlement in Northeast Greenland, located 500 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle.
Dec 20, 2023 · My trip to Ittoqqortoormiit. By Gabriela Zendejas Maldonado Verified Expert. Published: 20/12/2023. Reading time: 3 minutes. If you are dreaming of visiting East Greenland, I hope you include Ittoqqortoormiit in your dream!
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Nov 16, 2016 · Adrian Hall. Wed 16 Nov 2016 09.07 EST. I ttoqqortoormiit (formerly known as Scoresbysund) is remote. So remote, in fact, that it bears the distinction of being the remotest inhabited community...
- Sample A Local Delicacy
- Look Out For Polar Bears
- See The Northern Lights Without Even Trying
- Drive A Snowmobile on Sea Ice and Sit on An Iceberg
When you venture to somewhere so isolated, you can expect to hear that the locals eat things you normally might not. You might be able to sample musk ox (I loved it!), seal, whale, narwhal skin (a delicacy – apparently best eaten with Aromat, my favourite Swiss condiment that the Danish and Greenlanders also love), walrus, and more. The Government ...
Depending on when you visit, you might be able to catch the elusive polar bear or narwhal. Our guide Jan shared with us this picture of when a polar bear came up to his kitchen window and began looking in at him and his grandchild having breakfast. He also told us that he had once seen a hundred narwhals from his porch as he was sipping coffee at b...
After much disappointment chasing the lights in Iceland, I was skeptical when our guide said that we would definitely see them that night. We were instructed simply to look outside around 9.30pm. There is nothing like seeing the northern lightsfor the first time, and what’s more from our bedroom window! It started off as a light green horizontal st...
Driving a snowmobile on the fresh yet rough sea ice in between icebergs was an amazing experience. The icebergs were of various sizes. I even sat on one. The guide warned us against driving all the way to the giant iceberg that was looming so temptingly in the distance, explaining that you can never tell how deep the ice beneath you is. Also, as ev...
363. Airport/Heliport: [OBY] Helistop. Timezone: EGST / UTC / GMT. Postal code: 3980. USEFUL CONTACTS. 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.
Yes. Ittoqqortoormiit formerly known as Scoresbysund, is the most isolated town in Greenland, but nevertheless an important cruise destination for small expedition vessels exploring the nature, wildlife and culture of Greenland.
Far away, north-east in the vast country of Greenland, lies Ittoqqortoormiit. A village of colorful houses on the coast, surrounded by mountains. The trip starts in Iceland, from where you fly far to the north, first on an airplane and then change to helicopter, to reach the village.
