Town of Ilulissat, Disko Bay, Greenland

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Ilulissat (in danish Jakobshavn after the founder Jakob Severin (1691-1753)), meaning "the icebergs" in Kalaallisut (Greenlandic language) is the 3rd largest city of Greenland with a population of approx. 5.000 and it is situated in the Disko bay at 69°13'N 51°06'W approx 200 km north of the artic circle. The name of the city comes from the fact that the area is surrounded by icebergs that detached from the Sermeq Kujalleq (or Icecap), 5 km large, the biggest glacier of the world after the Antartic.

Ilulissat is a city of small coloured houses. From town it's easy to get to the Kangia fjord, which was included as part of UNESCO in 2004. In this area there are many hiking paths. The main one goes to the ruins of "Sermermiut" that was the ancient settlement almost 4000 years old. It also leads to "Holm Bakke" where, on january 13th (13 minutes before 13:00) of each year, the people of Ilulissat go to welcome back the sun after months of darkness. The sun light reach town only a week after the 13th of January.

ramyadevims Uploaded by ramyadevims on Jul 3, 2011. Town of Ilulissat, Disko Bay, Greenland - Desktop Nexus Architecture Download free wallpapers and background images: Town of Ilulissat, Disko Bay, Greenland. Desktop Nexus Architecture background ID 718482. Ilulissat (in danish Jakobshavn after the founder Jakob Severin (1691-1753)), meaning "the icebergs" in Kalaallisut (Greenlandic language) is the 3rd largest city of Greenland with a population of approx. 5.000 and it is situated in the Disko bay at 69°13'N 51°06'W approx 200 km north of the artic circle. The name of the city comes from the fact that the area is surrounded by icebergs that detached from the Sermeq Kujalleq (or Icecap), 5 km large, the biggest glacier of the world after the Antartic.

Ilulissat is a city of small coloured houses. From town it's easy to get to the Kangia fjord, which was included as part of UNESCO in 2004. In this area there are many hiking paths. The main one goes to the ruins of "Sermermiut" that was the ancient settlement almost 4000 years old. It also leads to "Holm Bakke" where, on january 13th (13 minutes before 13:00) of each year, the people of Ilulissat go to welcome back the sun after months of darkness. The sun light reach town only a week after the 13th of January.

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