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