Qeqertaq (Danish: Øen) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, located on an island off the southern shore of the Nuussuaq Peninsula, in an inlet of Sullorsuaq Strait. Founded in 1830,[1] the settlement had 130 inhabitants in 2010.[2]
[edit] Transport
During winter, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with helicopter flights to Ilulissat.[3]
During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.[4] The ferry links Qeqertaq with Saqqaq, Oqaatsut, and Ilulissat.
[edit] Population
The population of Qeqertaq has slowly increased in the last two decades.[5]
Qeqertaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades.
Source: Statistics Greenland[5]
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