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Ittoqqortoormiit (IPA: [itoqɔʁtɔʁmit], Danish: Scoresbysund) is a town in East Greenland. The town is located near the mouth of Kangertittivaq (Danish: Scoresby Sund). It is one of the most remote of Greenland's towns, only reachable by plane to Constable Pynt airport (two weekly departures from Iceland), and then with helicopter or by boat a few months a year.

Ittoqqortoormiit is also the administrative center of the Municipality of Ittoqqortoormiit which encompasses an area of 235,000 km² (91,000 sq mi) along the Denmark Strait and the Greenland Sea. Population is 537 (as of 2005). The place is known for its wildlife which includes polar bears, muskoxen, and seals.

The Danish name Scoresbysund derives from the name of the Arctic explorer and whaler William Scoresby, who was the first to map the area in 1822. The Greenlandic name Ittoqqortoormiit means "Big House".