Aappilattoq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [aːpːilatːɔq]) is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on an island of the same name in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. Founded in 1805,[1] the settlement had 149 inhabitants in 2020.[2]
Aappilattoq | |
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  Aappilattoq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 72°53′00″N 55°36′00″W / 72.88333°N 55.60000°W | |
| Sovereign state |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Autonomous country | Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Founded | 1805 |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 149 |
| Time zone | UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 3962 Upernavik |
Upernavik Archipelago
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Aappilattoq is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W / 71.833°N 56.000°W[3] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.500°W.[4]
Transport
editDuring weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights between Aappilattoq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[5]
Population
editThe population of Aappilattoq has increased in the 1990s. It has been however steadily decreasing since.[6]
References
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- ^ Qaasuitsup Municipality Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- ^ "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- ^ Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine