hunting for generations, and it remains, up to the present, a significant cultural-economical factor in the area. Meat and by-products play a direct part in the economy of the hunting families. Income is gained by trading these products, but these options are seasonal and variable. Ittoqqortoormiit lies near large populations of shrimp and Greenland halibut, but the presence of sea ice prevents the exploitation of these resources year-round, and as a result fishing has never been extensively developed in the municipality. Tourism, on the other hand, is growing in importance because it is of interest to researchers and extreme Arctic expeditions on land and by sea. Ittoqqortoormiit is the closest town in Greenland from Iceland and its ecosystem, hunting culture and remoteness are of interest to a growing number of travelers primarily from Europe. A local company, Nanu Travel, owns the only guest house in the settlement and arranges tours and expedition logistics for visitors. The Guest House was featured in the hotels.com #RemoteAF campaign in 2018 because of its status as the one of the most remote hotels on earth. The buildings at the abandoned Uunarteq settlement, also known as Kap Tobin, are used by the local inhabitants as cottages all year. International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Ittoqqortoormiit is twinned with: Aalborg, Denmark Climate Ittoqqortoormiit features a tundra climate (Köppen ET) with bitterly cold winters, chilly summers and no monthly average even close to the threshold that would allow tree growth. This coupled with an average annual temperature of makes Ittoqqortoormiit one of the coldest permanently inhabited locations on Earth. In the afternoon of 22 February 2005, the time of year that is normally the coldest, the temperature in the village briefly reached due to a combination of exceptionally warm airmass and a strong foehn effect. Population The population of Ittoqqortoormiit has fluctuated over the past three decades, decreasing about 35% since 2006. Ittoqqortoormiit population dynamics. 1991–2020. Source: Statistics Greenland References Populated places in Greenland Populated places established in 1925 Populated places of Arctic Greenland Scoresby Sound 1925 establishments in North America 20th-century establishments in Greenland