What is Ilulissat?
Q: What is Ilulissat?
A: Ilulissat is the third largest city in Greenland, located about halfway up the country's west coast, near the beautiful Ilulissat Ice Fjord.
Q: What is the population of Ilulissat?
A: The population of Ilulissat is 4,000.
Q: Where is Ilulissat located?
A: Ilulissat is located about 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, at 69 degrees north latitude.
Q: What is the meaning of the name Ilulissat?
A: The direct translation of Ilulissat is 'The Icebergs', in the Greenlandic language.
Q: What is the main industry in Ilulissat?
A: Tourism is now the main industry in Ilulissat.
Q: Who was Knud Rasmussen and why is he important to Ilulissat?
A: Knud Rasmussen was a great polar explorer and Ilulissat was his birthplace. His childhood home in the center of the town is now a museum dedicated to him.
Q: What is the Danish name for Ilulissat?
A: The Danish name for Ilulissat is Jakobshavn, or Jacob's Harbour.
