Kitsissuarsuit
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| Coordinates: 68°51′25″N 53°07′15″W / 68.85694°N 53.12083°WCoordinates: 68°51′25″N 53°07′15″W / 68.85694°N 53.12083°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Qaasuitsup |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 79 |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
| Postal code | 3950 Aasiaat |
Kitsissuarsuit (old spelling: Kitsigsuarssuit, Danish: Hunde Ejlande) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in western Greenland. The settlement was founded in 1830, although until 1817 the island was used as a whaling station.[1] Its population is 79 as of 2010.[2]
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[edit] Geography
Kitsissuarsuit is located on a small, 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) island in southern Disko Bay, 21 km (13.0 mi)[3] north of Aasiaat.
[edit] Transport
[edit] Air
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from Kitsissuarsuit Heliport to Aasiaat Airport.[4] Settlement flights in the Disko Bay region are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring.
[edit] Sea
During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.[5] The ferry links Kitsissuarsuit with Aasiaat and Qeqertarsuaq on Disko Island.
[edit] Population
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.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Qaasuitsup Municipality (Danish)
- ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
- ^ Aasiaat Museum
- ^ "Booking system". Air Greenland. http://book.airgreenland.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ Diskoline timetable
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland
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