WIlulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven, is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately 350 km (220 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,670 as of 2020, it is the third-largest city in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut. The city is home to almost as many sled-dogs as people.
WAvannaata (English: The Northern, is a new municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km² and has 10,726 inhabitants.
WJørgen Brønlund, was a Greenlandic polar explorer, educator, and catechist. He participated in two Danish expeditions to Greenland in the early 20th century.
WG-44 is a football club based in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. They play in the Coca Cola GM.
WHotel Arctic is the world's most northerly 4-star hotel, with a 5 star conference centre. Right on the edge of the Ilulissat Icefjord - a wonder of the world which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. The main hotel building is located about 100 metres from the coast and the Igloo's right on the edge. Owned by Air Greenland, the hotel was built shortly after the airport was opened in 1984 to accommodate the passengers.
WIlulissat Airport ; is a minor international airport serving Ilulissat, Greenland, the entire Disko Bay Region, the North and West Greenland. It is the 59th largest airport in the Nordic countries with 83,000 passengers in 2012 and is the second airport built in Greenland for civilian travel partially funded by the EU Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund. It is the third-busiest airport in Greenland, and by far one of the busiest for international travel in Greenland.
WJakobshavn Glacier Danish: Jakobshavn Isbræ, also known as Ilulissat Glacier Greenlandic: Sermeq Kujalleq is a large outlet glacier in West Greenland. It is located near the Greenlandic town of Ilulissat and ends at the sea in the Ilulissat Icefjord.
WIlulissat Icefjord is a fjord in western Greenland. Ilulissat Icefjord was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.
WNagdlunguak 1948 is a sports club from Greenland based in Ilulissat. However, all league games are played in the national stadium in Nuuk.
WPort and Harbour of Ilulissat is an atlantic port located in the Disko Bay at Ilulissat, Greenland. Accessible most of the year, it is operated by Royal Arctic Line, Arctic Umiaq Line and Royal Greenland.
WQaasuitsup was a municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2017. As of January 2013 its population was 17,498. The administrative centre of the municipality was in Ilulissat. The municipality consisted of the former municipalities of western and northern Greenland, each named after the biggest settlement:Aasiaat Municipality Kangaatsiaq Municipality Ilulissat Municipality Qaanaaq Municipality Qasigiannguit Municipality Qeqertarsuaq Municipality Uummannaq Municipality Upernavik Municipality