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Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Photo: Svickova, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Igaliku is in southern Greenland.
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Garðar Domkirke
First built in 1126, only the foundation remains of this cathedral.
The village is surrounded by fields and gentle mountain slopes. In the east of the village is a small bay and marina.
Peninsula
Out of the village, a twisty road goes up the eastern face of a cliff near Igaliku. At the top of the cliff is a pass, and a gradual slope leading to more fields on the far side of the peninsula.
King's Road is a 5-km dirt road which goes across a peninsula and then goes along the west coast of the peninsula to a small bay.
The first few kilometers of the dirt road follow a fjord. The last couple of kilometers go into a canyon and eventually reach a lake.
Igaliku is hard to reach, as it is almost completely isolated. The only town on the same peninsula is Qaqortoq, nearly 30 miles (50 km) away over high, rocky mountains.
Read in the guideEverything in the village itself is within walking distance. However, the road across the peninsula is nearly 4 km, and continues nearly 2 more km.
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