2006-12-17 13:51:26 · 2 answers · asked by Sarah W 1 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Jakobshavn ("Jacob's Harbour") is Danish name of Illulisat. lulissat (population 4,533) is the third largest settlement in Greenland and also the seat of the municipality of Ilulissat (Ilulissat Kommuniat) which covers an area of 47,000 km2. The town is located at 69°13′N 51°06′W, about halfway up the country's west coast, and about 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle.
In direct translation Ilulissat is the Greenlandic word for "The Icebergs". Ilulissat is Greenland's most popular tourist destination on account of its proximity to the picturesque Ilulissat Icefjord - tourism is now the town's principal industry. Ilulissat was the birthplace of celebrated polar explorer Knud Rasmussen and his childhood home in the centre of the settlement is now a museum dedicated to him.
2006-12-19 09:24:46 · answer #1 · answered by Jigyasu Prani 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakobshavn
2006-12-17 13:59:36 · answer #2 · answered by Fiona Volpe © 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋