Innaarsuit

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Innaarsuit
Innaarsuit
Innaarsuit
Innaarsuit is located in Greenland
Innaarsuit
Innaarsuit
Location within Greenland
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State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup-coat-of-arms.svg Qaasuitsup
Government[1]
 • Mayor Susanne Kristensen Eliassen
Population (2010)
 • Total 161
Time zone UTC-03
Postal code 3962 Upernavik

Innaarsuit (old spelling: Ivnârssuit) (IATA: IUI) is an island settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Located on an island of the same name, the settlement had 161 inhabitants in 2010.[2]

Upernavik Archipelago

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Innaarsuit within the Upernavik Archipelago

Innaarsuit is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[3] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[4]

Population

Innaarsuit is one of the few settlements in the Qaasuitsup municipality exhibiting significant growth patterns over the course of the last two decades, increasing by nearly half relative to the 1990 levels, similarly to other settlements in the northern half of the archipelago: Kullorsuaq, and Tasiusaq.[5]

Innaarsuit population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[5]

Transport

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During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights from Innaarsuit Heliport to Tasiusaq Heliport and to Upernavik Airport.[6]

References

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  2. Statistics Greenland (Danish)
  3. Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  4. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  5. 5.0 5.1 Statistics Greenland
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