Iginniarfik Explained

Iginniarfik
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Greenland
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Type1:Constituent country
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Qeqertalik
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:76
Timezone:UTC-03
Coordinates:68.1481°N -53.1722°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3955 Kangaatsiaq

Iginniarfik is a village in the municipality of Qeqertalik, in western Greenland. Its population was 76 in 2020.[1]

Transport

See main article: Iginniarfik Heliport. Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from Iginniarfik Heliport to Ikerasaarsuk Heliport and Kangaatsiaq Heliport.[2] Settlement flights in the Aasiaat Archipelago 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 settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.[3] The ferry links Iginniarfik with Kangaatsiaq, Attu, Ikerasaarsuk, Niaqornaarsuk, and Aasiaat.

Population

The population of Iginniarfik has been stable in the last two decades.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by Localities. Statistical Greenland. 2020-07-19. 2020-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200719030202/http://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/Greenland__BE__BE01__BE0120/BEXST4.PX/?rxid=a1551b20-d1d5-4bcf-a80c-de114c001595. dead.
  2. Web site: Booking system . Air Greenland . 6 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100422211033/http://book.airgreenland.com/ . 22 April 2010 .
  3. http://diskoline.gl/index.php?page_label=schedule Diskoline timetable
  4. http://bank2.stat.gl/ Statistics Greenland