State Kingdom of Denmark Founded 1741 Postal code 3952 Ilulissat Population 84 (2010) Number of airports 1 | Time zone UTC-03 Local time Friday 7:45 PM Municipality Qaasuitsup | |
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Weather -12°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Ilimanaq, formerly Claushavn, is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland. It had 84 inhabitants in 2010. The modern name of the village is Kalaallisut for "Place of Expectations".
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Map of Claushavn, Greenland
Geography
Ilimanaq is located on the eastern shore of Disko Bay, just south of the mouth of the Ilulissat Icefjord (Greenlandic: Ilulissat Kangerlua).
History
The old Danish name of the settlement derived from the Dutch whaler Klacs 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.
Air
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights between Ilimanaq Heliport and Ilulissat Airport. Settlement flights in the Disko Bay are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During winter, the nearby Qasigiannguit town to the south of Ilimanaq can be reached on foot, or by dogsled.
Sea
During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline. The ferry links Ilimanaq with Ilulissat, from where ferry connections are available to Oqaatsut, Qeqertaq, Saqqaq, Qeqertarsuaq, and towns and settlements in the Aasiaat Archipelago.
Population
The population of Ilimanaq has been stable in the last two decades.