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Greenland’s Ittoqqortoormiit: the village at the end of the world

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Scoresby Fjord. Photo: AFP
Ittoqqortoormiit harbour. Photo: AFP
Greenlandic hunter Peter Arqe-Hammeken unfolds a polar bear skin in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
The village of Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A young girl plays on a trampoline in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village of about 350 inhabitants. Photo: AFP
A young girl with a mermaid tail plays at the municipal swimming pool in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
An elderly couple enjoys a sunny day in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A synthetic football field in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A sunny day in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A polar bear’s skin drying in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
An elderly man sits near polar bear skin items for sale in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
An arctic hare stands in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
Greenlandic dogs stand near Ittoqqortoormiit harbour. Photo: AFP
Greenlandic legend hunter Hjelmer Hammeken docks his boat at Ittoqqortoormiit harbour. Photo: AFP
A seal swims between icebergs in Scoresby Fjord off the Ittoqqortoormiit coast. Photo: AFP
Tourists leave Ittoqqortoormiit after visiting the village. Photo: AFP
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Scoresby Fjord. Photo: AFPScoresby Fjord. Photo: AFP
October 15, 2023
Today in Photos

Greenland’s Ittoqqortoormiit: the village at the end of the world

Surviving among the icebergs of Greenland’s Scoresby Sound, one of the toughest and most remote places...

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Scoresby Fjord. Photo: AFP
Ittoqqortoormiit harbour. Photo: AFP
Greenlandic hunter Peter Arqe-Hammeken unfolds a polar bear skin in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
The village of Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A young girl plays on a trampoline in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village of about 350 inhabitants. Photo: AFP
A young girl with a mermaid tail plays at the municipal swimming pool in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
An elderly couple enjoys a sunny day in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A synthetic football field in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A sunny day in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A polar bear’s skin drying in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
An elderly man sits near polar bear skin items for sale in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
An arctic hare stands in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
Greenlandic dogs stand near Ittoqqortoormiit harbour. Photo: AFP
Greenlandic legend hunter Hjelmer Hammeken docks his boat at Ittoqqortoormiit harbour. Photo: AFP
A seal swims between icebergs in Scoresby Fjord off the Ittoqqortoormiit coast. Photo: AFP
Tourists leave Ittoqqortoormiit after visiting the village. Photo: AFP
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Scoresby Fjord. Photo: AFP
Ittoqqortoormiit harbour. Photo: AFP
Greenlandic hunter Peter Arqe-Hammeken unfolds a polar bear skin in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
The village of Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A young girl plays on a trampoline in Ittoqqortoormiit, a village of about 350 inhabitants. Photo: AFP
A young girl with a mermaid tail plays at the municipal swimming pool in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
An elderly couple enjoys a sunny day in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A synthetic football field in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A sunny day in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
A polar bear’s skin drying in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
An elderly man sits near polar bear skin items for sale in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
An arctic hare stands in Ittoqqortoormiit. Photo: AFP
Greenlandic dogs stand near Ittoqqortoormiit harbour. Photo: AFP
Greenlandic legend hunter Hjelmer Hammeken docks his boat at Ittoqqortoormiit harbour. Photo: AFP
A seal swims between icebergs in Scoresby Fjord off the Ittoqqortoormiit coast. Photo: AFP
Tourists leave Ittoqqortoormiit after visiting the village. Photo: AFP
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