Innaarsuit (old spelling: Ivnârssuit) is an island settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Located on an island of the same name, the settlement had 180 inhabitants in 2020.[2]

Innaarsuit
Innaarsuit
Innaarsuit Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 75°17′00″N 56°00′40″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Government [1]
• Mayor	Susanne Kristensen Eliassen
Population  (2020)
• Total	180
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

Upernavik Archipelago

Innaarsuit within the Upernavik Archipelago

Innaarsuit is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W[3] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W.[4]

Population

Innaarsuit is one of the few settlements in Avannaata municipality exhibiting significant growth patterns over the course of the last two decades, increasing by nearly half relative to 1990 levels, similarly to other settlements in the northern half of the archipelago: Kullorsuaq, and Tasiusaq.[5]

Innaarsuit population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[5]

Transport

During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights from Innaarsuit Heliport to Tasiusaq Heliport and to Upernavik Airport.[6]

2018 iceberg

In July 2018 an unusually large iceberg appeared off the shore of Innaarsuit. Some residents were evacuated in case the iceberg calved causing a wave that could swamp the settlement.[7][8]

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