# Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) (GL JAV)

**UN/LOCODE:** GL JAV  
**Country:** Greenland  
**Water Body:** Baffin Bay; Arctic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 69.2167, -51.1000

About 4,500 tonnes of cold-water prawns and 2,000 tonnes of Greenland halibut are processed and shipped from Ilulissat each year, making reefer seafood the port's defining cargo. Supply and container export move as feeder traffic on Royal Arctic Line, which connects Greenland to Europe via Aalborg and to other coastal towns through Nuuk. Sea ice restricts access in winter, and the maximum vessel length is roughly 150 metres. There are no roads to a hinterland; as everywhere in Greenland, freight between settlements travels only by ship or aircraft. Larger container volumes are concentrated at Nuuk, with nearby Aasiaat as a regional complement.

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