Oqaatsut

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Oqaatsut (Rodebay, old spelling Oqaitsut) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ilulissat, Greenland. Population (January 2005) is 45. Approximate location is 69°21′N, 51°01′W, on a peninsule facing the icebergs of Disko Bay.

The Greenlandic name Oqaatsut means 'the cormorants'. The settlement first operated as a trading post for 18th century Dutch whalers who named the place Rodebay, and the original blubber house, cooperage and storehouse are still in use.

[edit] References

• Statistics Greenland: Population Statistics Grønlands befolkning pr. 1. januar 2005 (23.02.2005). Del 2. Statistics Greenland. Only available in Danish and Greenlandic. Downloaded January 2006.

[edit] External links

• www.arktiskebilleder.dk Historical images from Oqaatsut.
• www.fallingrain.com Weather and maps for Oqaatsut.
• www.ice-berg.dk Images from Rodebay.