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Ikerasak

Field	Value
name	Ikerasak
image_skyline	Ikerasak-island.jpg
imagesize	300px
image_caption	Ikerasak island seen from Uummannaq
pushpin_map	Greenland
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Greenland
pushpin_mapsize	300
subdivision_type	Sovereign state
subdivision_name	Kingdom of Denmark
subdivision_type1	Autonomous country
subdivision_name1	Greenland
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Avannaata
population_as_of	1 January 2025
population_total	224
timezone1	Western Greenland Time
utc_offset1	−02:00
timezone1_DST	Western Greenland Summer Time
utc_offset1_DST	−01:00
coordinates
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	3961 Uummannaq

Ikerasak () is a village in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. It had 224 inhabitants in 2025.

Geography

Ikerasak is located approximately 45 km southeast from Uummannaq, at the southeastern end of Ikerasak Island in the northwestern part of Ikerasak Fjord, where it widens into the inner part of Uummannaq Fjord.

The location at the heart of the Uummannaq ice fjord provides good fishing and catching opportunities both in summer and winter for seals, halibut, catfish, reindeer and musk oxen.

Infrastructure

Ikerasak has a school with approximately 50 students, a shop, a community center, a medical clinic, a fish factory, a children's institution, and a retirement home with 3-4 beds. The retirement home is a regular house shared by the elderly residents. The church, originally a school chapel built in 1936, was converted into a church in 1980 and has a seating capacity of 150.

The clinic in the village offers daily consultations. In the event of more severe illnesses, individuals are transported by air or sea to the hospital in Uummannaq, where doctors and nurses are available. The doctor and dentist from Uummannaq visit the village multiple times a year. In most instances, it is possible to schedule a doctor's and dentist's appointment while visiting Uummannaq for other reasons.

Transport

There are no roads in the settlement and therefore no cars, all transport takes place via the inhabitants' small dinghies, snowmobiles or dog sleds. The area around the settlement is scenic and it is possible to go for walks in the area.

Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with flights between Ikerasak Heliport and Uummannaq Heliport. In 2008, Ikerasak Heliport had 99 departures with over 380 departing passengers.

Population

The population of Ikerasak has fluctuated over the last two decades, slightly decreasing in the last several years.

Notable people

Ellen Christoffersen (born 1972), politician
(1924–2012), journalist
(1904–1977), politician

References

"Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
"Nuussuaq". Tage Schjøtt, Denmark.
"Booking system". Air Greenland.
[http://bank.stat.gl/ Statistics Greenland] {{webarchive. link. (2011-08-12)

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