Ilimanaq
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Ilimanaq, also known in Danish as Claushavn, is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. It had 55 inhabitants in 2025. The modern name of the village is Kalaallisut for "Place of
Aerial view of Ilimanaq
Icebergs in the Ilulissat Icefjord with Ilimanaq hills in the background
Ilimanaq Town in Greenland
Oqaatsut
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Oqaatsut is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in western Greenland. It had 29 inhabitants in 2020. The modern name of the settlement is Kalaallisut for "Cormorants". The village is served by the
Ilimanaq
…from the Dutch whaler Klaes Pieterz Torp. The whalers were active in the region from 1719 to 1732, leaving a trail of names behind – the settlement of Oqaatsut to the north was originally a Dutch whaling station named "Rodebay". Claushavn was founded in 1741, around the same time as Ilulissat. In 1752, Niels…
Rødebugt seen in 2007
Icebergs from the Ilulissat Icefjord float north with the West Greenland Current towards Baffin Bay, to then return south along the coast of Baffin Island and Labrador Peninsula