Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
74°20′05″N 56°59′30″W / 74.33472°N 56.99167°W / 74.33472; -56.99167Sovereign state | Kingdom of Denmark |
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Autonomous country | Greenland |
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Municipality | Avannaata |
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Founded | 1916[1] |
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Abandoned | 1954[1] |
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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]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
Abandoned sites in Greenland
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