Itissaalik Explained

Itissaalik
Pushpin Map:Greenland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Greenland
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous country
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Avannaata
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1904[1]
Extinct Title:Abandoned
Extinct Date:1957
Timezone:UTC-03
Coordinates:74.0547°N -56.7431°W

Itissaalik (old spelling: Itivsâlik, also Itussaalik) is a former settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the southern shore of Itissaalik Island, an island in Sugar Loaf Bay.[2]

History

Itissaalik was established in 1904, and temporarily depopulated five years later. It was repopulated again in 1911, and finally abandoned in 1957, during the post-war consolidation phase in northwestern Greenland,[1] with the population moving to nearby Nuussuaq, and further to Kullorsuaq in Melville Bay.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Petersen, Robert. Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. 106. 2003. 978-87-635-1261-9.
  2. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992