Ittoqqortoormiit is one of the world’s remotest settlements, on the east coast of Greenland, with a population of about 350. The name means ’big house dwellers’ and it was founded by a Dane, Ejnar Mikkelsen (his memorial is below left) and 85 inuits, in 1925.
The village lives on services, hunting and fishing, and dogs are an essential part of life (below). The settlement can only be reached by ship or helicopter, which makes provisioning difficult.
The colouring of the houses was originally designed to reflect their use (municipal, healthcare, etc.), but frequent changes mean that this convention isn’t followed any more.
A traffic jam here consists of two quads passing each other (below left) and if things get out of hand, there is a police station (below right).
Although tourist infrastructure is non-existent, there was a dance show for visitors (below).
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