Kitsissuarsuit
Kitsissuarsuit
Hunde Ejlande | |
|---|---|
Kitsissuarsuit | |
| Coordinates: 68°51′25″N 53°07′15″W / 68.85694°N 53.12083°W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Qeqertalik |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 50 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3950 Aasiaat |
Kitsissuarsuit (old spelling: Kitsigsuarssuit) is a settlement in Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The settlement was formerly founded in 1830 as Hunde Ejlande or Dog's Island, although it had already been used as a whaling station since 1817. Its population was 50 in 2020.