Igaliku

Igaliku is a settlement in the municipality in southern . The town was founded as Igaliko in 1783 by the trader and colonial administrator Anders Olsen and his Greenlandic wife, Tuperna.
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  • Type: Village with 44 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Igaliko” and “伊奎利庫”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gardar Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and Roman Catholic Diocese of Garðar.

Archaeological site
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Garðar Cathedral, known formally as the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, was a Roman Catholic cathedral church located in Garðar, situated in Igaliku, .

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Helipad
is a heliport in Igaliku, a village in the municipality in southern . The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of a government contract.

Igaliku

Latitude
60.9891° or 60° 59′ 21″ north
Longitude
-45.421° or 45° 25′ 16″ west
Population
44
IATA airport code
QFX
Open location code
98GPXHQH+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1928931258
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3423392
Wiki­data ID
Q980694
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Satellite Map

Discover Igaliku from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Uzbek—“Igaliku” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Igaliku”
  • Catalan: “Igaliku”
  • Chinese: “伊加利库”
  • Chinese: “伊加利庫”
  • Chinese: “伊加利科”
  • Chinese: “伊奎利库”
  • Czech: “Igaliko”
  • Czech: “Igaliku”
  • Danish: “Igaliko”
  • Danish: “Igaliku”
  • Dutch: “Igaliku”
  • French: “Igaliku”
  • Galician: “Igaliku”
  • Georgian: “იგალიკუ”
  • German: “Igaliku”
  • Hebrew: “איגליקו”
  • Icelandic: “Igaliku”
  • Inuktitut: “ᐃᒐᓕᑯ”
  • Italian: “Igaliku”
  • Japanese: “イガリク”
  • Kalaallisut: “Igaliko”
  • Kalaallisut: “Igaliku”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Igaliku”
  • Norwegian: “Igaliku”
  • Polish: “Igaliku”
  • Portuguese: “Igaliku”
  • Russian: “Игалику”
  • Spanish: “Igaliku”
  • Swedish: “Igaliku”
  • Uzbek: “Igaliku”

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