Theme Week Greenland – Tasiilaq
Thursday, 22 September 2022 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Tasiilaq, formerly
Ammassalik and
Angmagssalik , is a town in the
Sermersooq municipality in southeastern
Greenland . With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the
seventh-largest town in Greenland. The
Sermilik Station , dedicated to the research of the nearby
Mittivakkat Glacier , is located near the town.
Tasiilaq is located approximately 106 km (66 mi) south of the Arctic Circle , on the southeastern coast of Ammassalik Island , on the shore of a natural harbour in Tasiilaq Fjord, named Kong Oscars Havn by Alfred Gabriel Nathorst in 1883. The fjord is an inlet of the long Ammassalik Fjord emptying into the North Atlantic to the east of the town. The large Sermilik Fjord lies further to the west.
Tasiilaq harbour © Helene Brochmann/cc-by-sa-4.0
There are no roads far outside Tasiilaq. The longest is a 3 km (1.9 mi) narrow gravel road to the hydro power plant. Transport to further places is by helicopter or boat.
Air Greenland operates helicopter services from
Tasiilaq Heliport to neighboring
Kulusuk Airport (24 km (15 mi) away), which offers connections to
Nuuk ,
Ittoqqortoormiit via
Nerlerit Inaat Airport , and to
Iceland . The heliport serves as a local helicopter hub with flights to several villages in the region:
Isertoq ,
Kuummiit ,
Sermiligaaq , and
Tiniteqilaaq . In the summer, the cargo boats of
Royal Arctic Line connect Tasiilaq with
Kulusuk , providing an ad hoc alternative for the helicopter flights of Air Greenland.
In summer main activities involve:
ice cave tours,
ice climbing , glacier hikes, boat trips, whale watching and kayaking.
Here you can find the complete
Overview of all Theme Weeks .
Read more on
VisitGreenland.com – Tasiilaq ,
Wikivoyage Tasiilaq and
Wikipedia Tasiilaq . Learn more about the
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