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-03 |
| Postal code | 3962 Upernavik |
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 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
During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights between Aappilattoq Heliport and Upernavik Airport. [5]
Population
The population of Aappilattoq has increased in the 1990s. It has been however steadily decreasing since. [6]
References
- ^ 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
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-03 |
| Postal code | 3962 Upernavik |
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 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
During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights between Aappilattoq Heliport and Upernavik Airport. [5]
Population
The population of Aappilattoq has increased in the 1990s. It has been however steadily decreasing since. [6]
References
- ^ 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