Isertoq (
West Greenlandic
West Greenlandic ( da, vestgrønlandsk), also known as Kalaallisut, is the primary language of Greenland and constitutes the Greenlandic language, spoken by the vast majority of the inhabitants of Greenland, as well as by thousands of Greenland ...
: ''Isortoq'') is a settlement in the
Sermersooq
Sermersooq (, da, sted med meget is, lit=place of much ice) is a municipality in Greenland, formed on 1 January 2009 from five earlier, smaller municipalities. Its administrative seat is the city of Nuuk (formerly called Godthåb), the capital ...
municipality, in southeastern
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
. Its population was 64 in 2020.
Population
The population of Isertoq has decreased by nearly half relative to the 1990 levels, and by 27 percent relative to the 2000 levels,
[Statistics Greenland](_blank)
reflecting the depopulation of the nearby
Kuummiit
Kuummiit ( Kalaallisut: ''Kuummiut'') is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. Founded in 1915, it had 248 inhabitants in 2020.
Geography
The settlement is located on the eastern shore of the Ammassalik Fjord, a ...
and
Tiniteqilaaq
Tiilerilaaq (formerly ''Tiniteqilaaq'') is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality, in southeastern Greenland. Its population was 96 in 2020.
Population
The population of Tiilerilaaq has decreased by 30 percent relative to the 1990 levels, ...
.
Transport
During weekdays
Air Greenland
Air Greenland A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly), also known as Greenlandair, is the flag carrier airline of Greenland, owned by the Greenlandic Government. It operates a fleet of 32 aircraft, including 1 airliner used for transatlantic and ch ...
serves the village as part of government contract, with flights from
Isortoq Heliport
Isortoq Heliport is a heliport in Isortoq, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. The heliport is considered a ''helistop'', and is served by Air Greenland
Air Greenland A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly), also k ...
to
Nuuk Airport
Nuuk Airport ( kl, Mittarfik Nuuk; da, Godthåb Lufthavn; is an airport serving Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The airport is a technical base and focus city for Air Greenland, the flag carrier airline of Greenland, linking the capital with s ...
and
Kulusuk Airport
Kulusuk Airport ( kl, Mittarfik Kulusuk) is an airport in Kulusuk, a settlement on an island of the same name off the shore of the North Atlantic in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland.
History
The airstrip was built by US d ...
.
[Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals](_blank)
Related
An Arctic cargobike, ''Isortoq'', is named for the truly remote character of Isertoq.
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During weekdays Air Greenland
Air Greenland A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly), also known as Greenlandair, is the flag carrier airline of Greenland, owned by the Greenlandic Government. It operates a fleet of 32 aircraft, including 1 airliner used for transatlantic and ch ...
serves the village as part of government contract, with flights from Isortoq Heliport
Isortoq Heliport is a heliport in Isortoq, a village in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. The heliport is considered a ''helistop'', and is served by Air Greenland
Air Greenland A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly), also k ...
to Nuuk Airport
Nuuk Airport ( kl, Mittarfik Nuuk; da, Godthåb Lufthavn; is an airport serving Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The airport is a technical base and focus city for Air Greenland, the flag carrier airline of Greenland, linking the capital with s ...
and Kulusuk Airport
Kulusuk Airport ( kl, Mittarfik Kulusuk) is an airport in Kulusuk, a settlement on an island of the same name off the shore of the North Atlantic in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland.
History
The airstrip was built by US d ...
.
References
{{Settlements in Greenland
Populated places in Greenland