Naajaat

Naajaat (Kalaallisut: "Seagulls") is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Former spellings include Naujât, Naujat, and Naajat. Located on a small island of the same name, the settlement has 49 inhabitants as of 2020.[1]

For an island of the same name, see Naajaat Island.
Naajaat
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Naajaat is located in Greenland
Naajaat
Naajaat
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 73°08′35″N 55°48′25″W
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Greenland
MunicipalityAvannaata
Population
 (2020)
 • Total49
Time zoneUTC-03
Postal code
3962 Upernavik

Upernavik Archipelago
Main article: Upernavik Archipelago
Sketch map of the Upernavik Archipelago on the Baffin Bay coast of northwestern Greenland
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 71°50′N 56°00′W[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W.[3]

Population

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

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

References
  1. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
  2. Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  3. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  4. Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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