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Ittoqqortoormiit
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Ittoqqortoormiit (; ; formerly known as Scoresbysund) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population was 325 as of 2025, and it has been described as one of the most remote settlements on Earth.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ittoqqortoormiit
- Region
- Sermersooq
- Country
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Population
- 345
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ittoqqortoormiit
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Ittoqqortoormiit 1.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Ittoqqortoormiit from the sea
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Ittoqqortoormiit.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Coat of arms of Ittoqqortoormiit.svg
- Settlement.seal_size
- 85px
- Settlement.seal_type
- Coat of arms
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes Greenland#North Atlantic#Arctic
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Greenland
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 22px Sermersooq
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality
- Official name
- Illoqqortoormiut
- Country
- Greenland
- Located in
- Sermersooq
- Population
- 366
- Elevation
- 1
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Ittoqqortoormiit municipality
- Official website
- www.ittoqqortoormiit.gl
- Image
- Scoresbysund.jpg
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Travel guide
Understand
Ittoqqortoormiit has around 400 inhabitants. The area is very sparsely inhabited. There are no other settlements of over 200 inhabitants for around a thousand kilometres.
Get in
The nearest airport is To go to other Greenlandic destinations, a helicopter transfer is needed at the
Cruise ships (expensive) come to the in the summer months.
Ittoqqortoormiit is not connected by road to any other settlements.
Get around
The town is small enough to just walk around.
See
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.
Connect
There is mobile phone coverage around Ittoqqortoormiit and Nerlerit Inaat Airport. Greenland is not part of the EU, so roaming prices are much higher than in the EU. The Greenlandic mobile operator Tusass (formerly Telepost) has SIM cards for travellers.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Economy
- Transport
- Climate
- Population
- International relations
- References
Ittoqqortoormiit (; ; formerly known as Scoresbysund) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population was 325 as of 2025, and it has been described as one of the most remote settlements on Earth.
The former name Scoresbysund derives from the English Arctic explorer and whaler William Scoresby, who was the first European to map the area in 1822. The name "Ittoqqortoormiit" means "big house dwellers" in the Eastern Greenlandic dialect. The region is known for its wildlife, including polar bears, muskoxen, and seals.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ittoqqortoormiit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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