Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund), East Greenland

Ittoqqortoormiit, formerly known as Scoresbysund, is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population is 452 as of 2013. The former name Scoresbysund derives from the Arctic explorer and whaler William Scoresby, who was the first to map the area in 1822. The name "Ittoqqortoormiit" means "Big-House Dwellers" in the Eastern Greenlandic…

  • Produced by:
    Peter Prokosch
  • Year:
    01/10/2014

Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysund), East Greenland

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