Cruise to Sermilik fjord in East Greenland, from Tasiilaq to Tinitequiilaq, a town populated by one hundred Inuit.

From Tasiilaq to Tiniteqilaaq
August 20th, 2009

In about three hours by motorboat, we reach the small community of Tinitequililaq in East Greenland, populated byt just 100 people. We set up our tented camp near the town, before doing an hike to meet local Inuit people and childrens.




	Going from Tasiilaq to Tinitequiilaq, we cross this beautiful fjord, where there are majesting mountains with hanging glaciers.


On the left: a cirque glacier. On the right: a moraine remaining after glacier retraction.







Tiniteqiilaq is a remote Inuit village populated by only about 100 people living only on hunting and fishing. The community can be reached from Tasiilaq by motorboat in summer, by dog sledge on winter and has an helipad for emergencies.

Dogs eating a seal.

Clothes are exposed to dry during a beautiful sunny day.


Fishes are also left under the sun to dry.

Views on a fjord behind the town.


	Children of Tiniteqilaaq.

This is the town's water reservoir. At the beginning of the summer, an helicopter takes an iceberg from the sea, putting it inside the cistern. Once melted, it produces drinkable water for the town. There are no pipes bringing the water to the homes, but people comes here to fill bottles and recipients. During winter, drinkable water is made from the icebergs trapped into the frozen sea.