Itilleq

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Itilleq (old spelling Itivdleq) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sisimiut, Greenland. Population (January 2005) is 123. Approximate location is [66°35′N 53°30′W].

Itilleq was founded in 1847 on another island, but was later moved 1 kilometer east to its present location. The main trade in the settlement is fishing and hunting, and a fish factory is the main industry. The island has no freshwater, and for this reason Itilleq makes use of a facility for forming freshwater from seawater.

References

• [Statistics Greenland: Population Statistics] Grønlands befolkning pr. 1. januar 2005 (23.02.2005). Del 2. Statistics Greenland. Only available in Danish and Greenlandic. Downloaded January 2006.

External links

• [www.arktiskebilleder.dk] Historical images from Itilleq.

 



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