Ittoqqortoormiit

Ittoqqortoormiit (Inuit pronunciation: [itːoqːɔʁtɔːʁmiːt], Danish: Scoresbysund) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population is 469 as of 2010. The Danish name Scoresbysund derives from the name of the Arctic explorer and whaler William Scoresby, who was the first to map the area in 1822. The Greenlandic name Ittoqqortoormiit means "Big House Dwellers" in the Eastern Greenlandic dialect. The region is known for its wildlife which includes polar bears, muskoxen, and seals. Ittoqqortoormiit is located on Liverpool Land, near the mouth of the northern shore of the Kangertittivaq fjord, which empties into the Greenland Sea. Ittoqqortoormiit was founded in 1925 by Ejnar Mikkelsen and some 80 Inuit...