Naajaat

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Naajaat
Naajaat
Naajaat
Naajaat is located in Greenland
Naajaat
Naajaat
Location within Greenland
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State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup-coat-of-arms.svg Qaasuitsup
Population (July 2011)
 • Total 54
Time zone UTC-03
Postal code 3962 Upernavik

Naajaat (Kalaallisut: "Seagulls") is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Former spellings include Naujât, Naujat, and Naajat. Located on a small island of the same name, the settlement has 54 inhabitants as of July 2011.[1]

Upernavik Archipelago

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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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[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. 4.0 4.1 Statistics Greenland