Ikigait
Ikigait is a former community in Greenland about 3 km west of Narsarmijit. It was the site of Herjólfr Bárðarson's farm Herjolfsnes, one of the easternmost of the Norse settlements during their colonization of Greenland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: former community in Greenland
- Also known as: “Ikigaat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Narsarmijit Heliport.
Narsarmijit Heliport
Helipad
Narsaq Kujalleq Heliport or Narsarmijit Heliport is a heliport in Narsaq Kujalleq, a village in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract. Narsarmijit Heliport is situated 3½ km east of Ikigait.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Narsaq.
Narsaq
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Narsarmijit, formerly Narsaq Kujalleq and Frederiksdal, is a settlement in southern Greenland. It is located in the Kujalleq municipality near Cape Thorvaldsen. Narsaq is situated 3½ km east of Ikigait.
Ikigait
- Category: rural area
- Location: Kujalleq, Greenland, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.99394° or 59° 59′ 38″ northLongitude
-44.71989° or 44° 43′ 12″ westElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
98FQX7VJ+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2057705779OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Ikigait” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Herjolfsnes”
- Czech: “Ikigait”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ايكيجيت”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ikigait”
- Norwegian: “Ikigait”
- Swedish: “Ikigait”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Herjolfsnæs (archaeological site) and Herjolfsnæs Kirke.
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