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For an island of the same name, see Ikermiut Island. Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Ikermiut
Ikermiut is located in GreenlandIkermiutIkermiutLocation within Greenland
Coordinates: 74°20′05″N 56°59′30″W / 74.33472°N 56.99167°W / 74.33472; -56.99167
Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata
Founded1916
Abandoned1954
Time zoneUTC-03

Ikermiut is a former settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located on Ikermiut Island in the center of Inussulik Bay, a bay in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago. The settlement was abandoned in 1954 in favor of more northerly settlements of Nuussuaq and Kullorsuaq, due to rough sea waves of Inussulik Bay overflowing the island.

References

  1. ^ Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 107, 133, 233. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.
  2. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
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