Naajaat

For an island of the same name, see Naajaat Island.
Naajaat
Naajaat
Naajaat
Location within Greenland
Coordinates:
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup
Population (July 2011)
 • Total 54
Time zone UTC-03
Postal code 3962 Upernavik

Naajaat (old spellings: Naujât, Naujat, Naajat. In English: "The seagulls") is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Located on a small island of the same name, the settlement has 54 inhabitants as of July 2011.[1]

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago
Naajaat within the Upernavik Archipelago

Naajaat 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 [2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Kalaallisut: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately .[3]

Population

The population of Naajaat has been relatively stable over the last two decades.[4]

Naajaat population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistics Greenland (Danish)
  2. ^ Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  3. ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  4. ^ a b Statistics Greenland
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