Akunnaaq (old spelling: ''Akúnâk'') is a settlement in the

Qeqertalik Qeqertalik (, ) is a municipality of Greenland created in 2018 from four southern regions of the former Qaasuitsup Municipality. It is the least populated municipality at a population of 6,340, despite this it is the 2nd most densely populated m ...

municipality in western

Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...

. Its population was 66 in 2020. Akunnaaq is located east of

Aasiaat Aasiaat (), also known as Egedesminde, is a town in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, located on its namesake island in the heart of Aasiaat Archipelago at the southern end of Disko Bay. With a population of 2,980 as of 2021, it ...

on the Akunnaap Nunnaa island. The settlement was founded in 1850.

Transport

Air Greenland Air Greenland Aktieselskab, A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly and Greenlandair) is the flag carrier of Greenland, owned by the Naalakkersuisut, Greenlandic Government. It operates a fleet of 28 aircraft, including a single Airbus A330-800 airli ...

serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights between Akunnaaq Heliport and

Aasiaat Airport Aasiaat Airport () is an airport located in the Disko Bay, northeast of Aasiaat, a town in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. It can serve STOL aircraft, although there is no aircraft deicing equipment at the airport, which is co ...

. Settlement flights in the Disko Bay are unique in that they are operated only during winter and spring. During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by

Diskoline Disko Line Aktieselskab, A/S is a passenger, freight and tourism ferry line in western Greenland. It was founded in 2004DiskolineAbout/ref> as a small freight company. Disko Line is Part of Topas Explorer Group Complementary transport services ...

.Diskoline timetable
The ferry links Akunnaaq with

, Ikamiut, and

Qasigiannguit Qasigiannguit (), also known as Christianshåb, is a town located in western Greenland on the southeastern shore of Disko Bay in the Qeqertalik municipality. With 1,081 inhabitants in 2020, it is the thirteenth-largest town in Greenland. The ...

Population

The population of Akunnaaq has decreased by nearly 40 percent since the 1990 levels, levelling off in the 2000s.Statistics Greenland

References

{{Authority control Disko Bay Populated places in Greenland Populated places of Arctic Greenland Populated places established in 1850