Kitsissuarsuit
Kitsissuarsuit
Hunde Ejlande | |
|---|---|
  Kitsissuarsuit Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 68°51′25″N 53°07′15″W / 68.85694°N 53.12083°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Qeqertalik |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 50 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3950 Aasiaat |
Kitsissuarsuit (old spelling: Kitsigsuarssuit) is a settlement in Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The settlement was formerly founded in 1830 as Hunde Ejlande or Dog's Island,[1] although it had already been used as a whaling station since 1817.[2] Its population was 50 in 2020.[3]
Geography[edit]
Kitsissuarsuit is located on a small, 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) island in southern Disko Bay, 21 km (13.0 mi)[4] north of Aasiaat.
Transport[edit]
Air[edit]
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from Kitsissuarsuit Heliport to Aasiaat Airport.[5] Settlement flights in the Disko Bay region are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring.
Sea[edit]
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 Kitsissuarsuit with Aasiaat and Qeqertarsuaq on Disko Island.
Population[edit]
The population of Kitsissuarsuit has decreased by over 37 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and by over 28 percent relative to the 2000 levels.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Ross, James. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. A.W. Webster, 1835.
- ^ Qaasuitsup Municipality (in Danish)
- ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ Aasiaat Museum[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ Diskoline timetable Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
