Itissaalik

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For an island of the same name, see Itissaalik Island.
Itissaalik
Itissaalik is located in Greenland
Itissaalik
Itissaalik
Location within Greenland
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State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup-coat-of-arms.svg Qaasuitsup
Founded 1904[1]
Abandoned 1957[1]
Time zone UTC-03

Itissaalik (old spelling: Itivsâlik, also Itussaalik) is a former settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the southern shore of Itissaalik Island, an island in Sugar Loaf Bay.[2]

History

Itissaalik was established in 1904, and temporarily depopulated five years later. It was repopulated again in 1911, and finally abandoned in 1957, during the post-war consolidation phase in northwestern Greenland,[1] with the population moving to nearby Nuussuaq, and further to Kullorsuaq in Melville Bay.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
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