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. Its population is 79 as of 2010. Kitsissuarsuit is located on a small, 6 km (2.3 sq mi) island in southern Disko Bay, 21 km (13.0 mi) north of Aasiaat. Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from Kitsissuarsuit Heliport to Aasiaat Airport. Settlement flights in the Disko Bay region are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between...
