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The main attraction in Ilulissat is the Ice Fiord

Ilulissat is a city in Northern Greenland.

Located in the Disco Bay just by the Icefjord, from which it has gotten its name, Ilulissat has one of the most beautiful settings for a great greenlandic experience.

The Greenlandic name for the town is Ilulissat, which means icebergs.
This is derived from the location of the town at the mouth of the ice fiord, where enormous quantities of ice are discharged into the sea from the glacier. The ice front itself is some 40km inside Ilulissat icefiord. Ilulissat glacier is the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere pushing out some 16 cubic km of ice annually at a speed of 20 30 metres per day. The ice often starts its journey with a thundering crash as it falls into the fiord, before moving more sedately out to sea.

Ilulissat Icefjord is filled with beautiful and majestic icebergs that strand on the bank south west of Ilulissat. The Icefjord are responsible for the region’s rich marine fauna that has made it possible for man to live in this harsh arctic climate for thousands of years. In the summer of 2004, Ilulissat Icefjord was included on the World Heritage List. The World Heritage List was established in 1972 by UNESCO to protect the world’s most important cultural monuments and natural landscapes from damage or destruction, so that they can be preserved for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations. Among the most famous World Heritage Sites are the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Wall of China. Ilulissat Icefjord has been included on the World Heritage list on the basis of the Icefjord´s scenic beauty and its unique importance for long-term glaciological studies.