Ittoqqortoormiit is a town in East Greenland. The town is located near the mouth of Kangertittivaq. It is one of the most remote of Greenland's towns, only reachable by helicopter or by boat a few months a year.The place is known for its wildlife which includes polar bears, muskoxen, and seals.

History

Ittoqqortoormiit was founded in 1925 by Ejnar Mikkelsen and some 70 settlers on the ship Gustav Holm. The settlement was encouraged by the colonial power Norway which at the time had a growing interest in Northeast Greenland. At the same time, the colonization was intended to improve declining living conditions in Tasiilaq, from where the settlers were more or less voluntarily transferred. The settlers soon prospered on the good hunting conditions of the new area, which was rich in seals, walruses, narwhals, polar bears and arctic foxes.Before that, however, the area itself had been home to a dense population of Inuit in the past, as testified by ruins and other archeological remains.