Saqqaq

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Saqqaq (old spelling Sarqaq) is a settlement (founded 1755) in the Municipality of Qasigiannguit , Greenland. Population (January 2005) is 180. Approximate location is 70°01′N, 51°57′W. Immediately northeast of Saqqaq is the Livets Top (1150 m).

Archaeological excavations west of the settlement revealed the existence of an ancient Inuit culture later named the Saqqaq culture that inhabited the area between 2900 and 4400 years ago.

[edit] See also

• Saqqaq culture

[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

• Historical images from Saqqaq (Danish)
• Weather and maps for Saqqaq