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Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven,〔i.a., Lieber, Francis & al. ''Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography''. "(Greenland )". B.B. Mussey & Co., 1854.〕 is a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, located approximately north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,541 as of 2013, it is the third-largest city in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut. The city is home to almost as many sled-dogs. In direct translation, Ilulissat is the Kalaallisut word for "Icebergs".〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Qaasuitsup Municipality )〕 The nearby Ilulissat Icefjord is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10999939/21-World-Heritage-Sites-you-have-probably-never-heard-of.html )〕 and has made Ilulissat the most popular tourist destination in Greenland. Tourism is now the town's principal industry. The city neighbours the Ilulissat Icefjord, where there are enormous icebergs from the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere. These white giants are a source of astonishment for both residents and visitors, when the gaze drifts to the wide Disco Bay and when you walk close to the fjord. ==History== The town was established as a trading post by Jacob Severin's company in 1741 and was named in his honor.〔Marquardt, Ole. "(Change and Continuity in Denmark's Greenland Policy )" in ''The Oldenburg Monarchy: An Underestimated Empire?''. Verlag Ludwig (Kiel), 2006.〕〔Kjærgaard, Kathrine (2010). "(''Grønland som del af den bibelske fortælling – en 1700-tals studie'' )" (as Part of the Biblical Narrative – a Study of the 18th Century" ). ''Kirkehistoriske Samlinger'', 51-130. 〕 The Zion Church (''Zions Kirke'') was built in the late 18th century, and was the largest man-made structure in Greenland at the time.〔 The final resident of nearby Sermermiut moved to Ilulissat in 1850.〔''Guide to Ilulissat Museum'', Ilulissat Museum〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ilulissat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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