Ilulissat Icefjord
Also known as Ilulissat Isfjord
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Greenland
Inscribed
2004
Area
402,400 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ilulissat Icefjord is about 1320 km north-west of Reykjavík. The nearest other World Heritage site is Aasivissuit–Nipisat, about 240 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Reykjavík · about 166,000 peopleabout 1320 km east
- Sept-Îles · about 26,000 peopleabout 2280 km south-west
- Corner Brook · about 21,000 peopleabout 2290 km south
- St. John's · about 131,000 peopleabout 2400 km south
- Rimouski · about 36,000 peopleabout 2520 km south-west
- Inverness · about 45,000 peopleabout 2530 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GreenlandCultural245 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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