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Velkommen til Ammassalik området og vores 5 ... - East Greenland

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1. Service House - Servicehus<br />

2. Grocery Store - Butik<br />

3. Community House - Forsamlingshus<br />

4. Gas Station - Tankstation<br />

5. Nurcing Stations - Sygeplejestation<br />

6. Administation office - Administrationskontor<br />

7. Church - Kirke<br />

8. Isortoq School - Isortoq skole<br />

9. Airport - Helistop<br />

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Isortoq<br />

Indbyggere: 104 (2009)<br />

Betydning: Det tågede hav<br />

Isortoq er <strong>Ammassalik</strong>s mindste <strong>og</strong> vestligste bygd, beliggende 80 kilometer<br />

sydvest for Tasiilaq på en flad <strong>og</strong> gold ø, med direkte adgang<br />

<strong>til</strong> Danmarks Strædet. Der er ingen høje fjelde <strong>til</strong> at beskytte den lille<br />

klynge huse imod naturen <strong>og</strong> havets rasen, hvilket klart reflekteres i<br />

deres vejrbidte udseende. Blot 5 kilometer vest for den lille ø rejser den<br />

mægtige indlandsis sig, der på sit højeste punkt måler 3238 meter.<br />

Isortoq er i sandhed et utæmmet sted, hvor man uafhængig af<br />

årstiden føler naturens råstyrke intenst. Ved ankomsten – <strong>til</strong> hvad der<br />

kan synes som verdens ende – kan man undres over hvad der fik<br />

mennesker <strong>til</strong> at bosætte sig her i første omgang. Set fra en inuit<br />

jægers synspunkt, findes svaret overalt omkring dig: Exceptio nelt<br />

gode jagtbetingelser.<br />

De mange øer <strong>og</strong> små <strong>og</strong> store fjorde kombineret med en<br />

enorm mængde af drivis <strong>og</strong> store isbjerge fra <strong>området</strong>s<br />

mange gletsjere, gør Isortoq <strong>til</strong> et sandt paradis for store<br />

mængder af sæler.<br />

Isortoq er <strong>og</strong>så bygden hvor n<strong>og</strong>le af de mest hårdføre<br />

jægere <strong>og</strong> bedste hundeslædekuske kommer fra. Hovederhvervet<br />

i Isortoq er heller ikke overraskende fangst <strong>og</strong><br />

fiskeri.<br />

Isortoqs beliggenhed gør den <strong>til</strong> det naturlige start eller<br />

slutpunktet for de fleste krydsninger af Indlandsisen,<br />

<strong>og</strong> adskillige fangere supplerer deres indkomst<br />

med supportopgaver for disse sportsekspeditioner.<br />

Isortoq<br />

Population: 104 (2009)<br />

Meaning of the name: the f<strong>og</strong>gy sea<br />

Isortoq is <strong>Ammassalik</strong>’s smallest and westernmost settlement which<br />

lies on a flat, barren island, 50 miles southwest of Tasiilaq with direct<br />

access to the Denmark Strait. There aren’t any tall peaks to protect<br />

the small group of houses against nature and the fury of the sea –<br />

this is easily seen in the locals’ weather­beaten faces. Only 3 miles<br />

west of the small island, the mighty <strong>Greenland</strong>ic Icecap rises to a<br />

height of 10.623 feet at its peak.<br />

Isortoq is truly a wild place where you, depending on the season, get<br />

to feel the intensity of nature power. On arrival – to what looks like<br />

the World’s end – you might wonder what made people settle here<br />

in the first place. Seen form an Inuit hunter’s point of view, the<br />

answer is apparent; exceptionally good hunting grounds.<br />

The many islands and big and large fiords, combined with enormous<br />

amounts of drift ice and huge icebergs from the many glaciers of the<br />

area, makes Isortoq a true paradise for large amounts of seals. It is<br />

also the settlement from which the most rugged hunters and most<br />

highly skilled d<strong>og</strong>sled drivers come.<br />

The main source of work is, not surprisingly, hunting and fishing.<br />

Isortoq’s location makes it a natural starting point, or “finish line”,<br />

for most of the crossings of the <strong>Greenland</strong>ic Icecap and many<br />

hunters supplement their income with gifts from these sports<br />

expeditions.

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