Igaliku

#351 among destinations in Greenland

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Igaliku is a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The town was founded as Igaliko in 1783 by the trader and colonial administrator Anders Olsen and Greenlandic wife Tuperna. In 2020, Igaliku had 21 inhabitants. The nearby Norse ruins of Garðar and the farms surrounding the town were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017 as part of the Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap site. ()

Alternative names: Population: ~20 ppl (2020)Area: 191.21 mi²Coordinates: 60°59'21"N, 45°25'24"W

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KujalleqGreenland

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Igaliku – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Garðar Cathedral Ruins, Tunulliarfik Fjord.

~650 ftS
Church
Garðar Cathedral Ruins
4 min walk • Garðar Cathedral, known formally as the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, was a Roman Catholic cathedral church located in Garðar, situated in Igaliku, Greenland. It was the first cathedral erected in the Americas, and is among the oldest surviving example of European architecture in the Americas.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Tunulliarfik Fjord
137 min walk • Tunulliarfik Fjord is a fjord near Qaqortoq in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. It is the inner section of Skovfjord. In times of the Norse settlement in southern Greenland, it was known as Eiriksfjord.