Sermiligaaq

Sermiligaaq

Sermiligaaq

Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark

Sermiligaaq (old spelling: Sermiligâk´) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. It is located near the Sermilik Fjord. Its population was 209 in 2020.[2] In Kalaallisut, its name means "Beautiful Glacierfjord".

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Geography

The small island of Quujuutilik (also spelled Kujutilik or Qûjûtilik) is located off the coast northeast of Sermiligaaq.[3]

Transport

The settlement is served by the Sermiligaaq Heliport.

Population

The population of Sermiligaaq has slowly increased in the last two decades, unlike in the neighboring settlements of Kuummiit and Kulusuk.[4]

Sermiligaaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Sermersooq Municipality Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
  2. [2]
    "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
  3. [3]
    GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
  4. [4]
    Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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