Illorsuit

Illorsuit
Illorsuit
	Illorsuit Location within Greenland
	Coordinates: 71°14′30″N 53°34′00″W / 71.24167°N 53.56667°W
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Population (2020)
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3961 Uummannaq

Illorsuit (Greenlandic pronunciation: [iɬːɔsːuit]; old spelling: Igdlorssuit) is a former settlement in Avannaata municipality, in western Greenland. Located on the northeastern shore of Illorsuit Island − northwest of Uummannaq at the mouth of the Uummannaq Fjord − the settlement had 91 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] Illorsuit achieved widespread attention when it experienced a severe tsunami on June 17, 2017, due to a magnitude 4.1 earthquake located north of the city.^[2] It was abandoned in 2018.

Transport

Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Illorsuit Heliport to Nuugaatsiaq and Uummannaq.^[3]

Population

The population of Illorsuit has dropped by 28 percent relative to the 1990 levels, and by nearly 17 percent relative to the 2000 levels, reflecting a general trend in the region.^[1]

Illorsuit population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland^[1]

Notable People

Lars Emil Johansen (b. 1946), the second Prime Minister of Greenland
Rockwell Kent (1882–1971), American artist who spent time in Illorsuit^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population in localities January 1.st by locality, age, gender and place of birth 1977–2010". Statistics Greenland. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
^ "Frightening Video of Moment Tsunami Hits Greenland's West Coast".
^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on April 22, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
^ The Stormy Petrel of American Art

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[statbank-1] "Population in localities January 1.st by locality, age, gender and place of birth 1977–2010". Statistics Greenland. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2010.

[2] "Frightening Video of Moment Tsunami Hits Greenland's West Coast".

[gl-3] "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on April 22, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.

[4] The Stormy Petrel of American Art

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