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16:Not to be confused with
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553:Meddelelser om Grønland
711:Avannaata Municipality
657:July 21, 2011, at the
205:Western Greenland Time
1441:Villages of Ilulissat
636:May 22, 2009, at the
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108:69.99722°N 51.30278°W
916:Ilulissat Water Taxi
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652:Statistics Greenland
49:Views over Qeqertat.
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631:Diskoline timetable
489:on 18 November 2012
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747:Jakobshavn Glacier
742:Ilulissat Icefjord
441:Current Population
264:Nuussuaq Peninsula
187: • Total
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839:Port of Ilulissat
834:Ilulissat Airport
814:Arctic Umiaq Line
716:Halibut Greenland
583:978-87-90133-76-4
523:"udsted | lex.dk"
385:Qeqertaq Heliport
268:Sullorsuaq Strait
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163:Municipality
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1410:Sermiligaaq
1337:Sarfannguit
1279:Kangaatsiaq
1249:Iginniarfik
1181:Narsarmijit
1146:Aappilattoq
1044:Nuugaatsiaq
989:Aappilattoq
798:Kangia Race
529:(in Danish)
397:flights to
349:Aappilattoq
288:Gunboat War
258:in western
233:Postal code
111: /
1435:Categories
1380:Kapisillit
1352:Sermersooq
1317:Kangaamiut
1226:Qeqertalik
1196:Qassiarsuk
1186:Narsarsuaq
1171:Nanortalik
1156:Ammassivik
1104:Ukkusissat
1094:Siorapaluk
1089:Savissivik
1039:Nutaarmiut
1024:Kullorsuaq
1014:Innaarsuit
829:Disko Line
824:Icelandair
533:2022-07-12
483:"Qeqertaq"
470:References
395:helicopter
364:Qaasuitsup
360:Jakobshavn
182:Population
99:51°18′10″W
96:69°59′50″N
1446:Disko Bay
1327:Maniitsoq
1274:Kangerluk
1201:Qassimiut
1119:Uummannaq
1109:Upernavik
1034:Niaqornat
1009:Ilulissat
1004:Illorsuit
981:Avannaata
807:Transport
730:Landmarks
697:Ilulissat
592:657222351
415:Diskoline
411:Disko Bay
399:Ilulissat
374:Transport
368:Avannaata
322:Ritenbenk
260:Greenland
253:Avannaata
249:K'eĸertaĸ
222:UTC−01:00
201:UTC−02:00
196:Time zone
168:Avannaata
156:Greenland
1415:Tasiilaq
1390:Kuummiit
1342:Sisimiut
1239:Akunnaaq
1216:Tasiusaq
1191:Qaqortoq
1138:Kujalleq
1099:Tasiusaq
1074:Qeqertat
1069:Qeqertaq
1054:Oqaatsut
1049:Nuussuaq
999:Ilimanaq
994:Ikerasak
870:Qeqertaq
860:Ilimanaq
655:Archived
634:Archived
423:Oqaatsut
334:Akunnaaq
311:Alluttoq
245:Qeqertaq
74:Qeqertaq
34:Qeqertaq
22:Qaqortoq
18:Qeqertat
1400:Paamiut
1385:Kulusuk
1365:Isertoq
1332:Napasoq
1312:Itilleq
1307:Atammik
1299:Qeqqata
1254:Ikamiut
1234:Aasiaat
1211:Saarloq
1166:Igaliku
1079:Saattut
1064:Qaarsut
1059:Qaanaaq
1029:Naajaat
884:Tourism
865:Rodebay
616:11 July
493:11 July
435:halibut
429:Economy
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