Английская Википедия:Illorsuit
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Illorsuit (Шаблон:IPA-kl; old spelling: Igdlorssuit) is a former settlement in Avannaata municipality, in western Greenland. Located on the northeastern shore of Illorsuit Island − northwest of Uummannaq at the mouth of the Uummannaq Fjord − the settlement had 91 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It was abandoned in 2018.
History
On 17 June 2017, a landslide measuring Шаблон:Convert fell about Шаблон:Convert into Karrat Fjord, generating a megatsunami that hit Nuugaatsiaq.[2][3][4]
Initially it was unclear if the landslide was caused by a small earthquake (magnitude 4),[2][5] but later it was confirmed that the landslide had caused the tremors.[3] The tsunami had an initial height of Шаблон:Convert, but it was significantly lower once it hit Nuugaatsiaq, where it had a run-up height of Шаблон:Convert.[3][4]
Four people were killed and nine were injured at Nuugaatsiaq, and eleven buildings were washed into the water.[2][3][4][5][6] Illorsuit also suffered tsunami damage.[7] An evacuation of 170 residents of Illorsuit and Nuugaatsiaq followed because of a danger of additional landslides and waves.[4][8]
Illorsuit was abandoned in 2018, and as of March 2023, both llorsuit and Nuugaatsiaq remained uninhabited due to the continuing threat of landslide-generated tsunamis.[9]
Transport
Шаблон:Main article Prior to Illorsuit′s abandonment, Air Greenland served the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights from Illorsuit Heliport to Nuugaatsiaq and Uummannaq.[10]
Population
Before Illorsuit's abandonment, its population had dropped by 28 percent relative to the 1990 levels and by nearly 17 percent relative to the 2000 levels, reflecting a general trend in the region.[1]
Notable People
- Lars Emil Johansen (b. 1946), the second Prime Minister of Greenland
- Rockwell Kent (1882–1971), American artist who spent time in Illorsuit[11]
References
Шаблон:Abandoned sites in Greenland Шаблон:Authority control
