Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup

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Aappilattoq
Aappilattoq

Location within Greenland

Coordinates: 72°53′00″N 55°36′00″W / 72.88333°N 55.60000°W / 72.88333; -55.60000Coordinates: 72°53′00″N 55°36′00″W / 72.88333°N 55.60000°W / 72.88333; -55.60000
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Greenland
Municipality Qaasuitsup
Founded 1805
Population (2010)
  Total 180
Time zone UTC-03
Postal code 3962 Upernavik

Aappilattoq (IATA: AOQ) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on an island of the same name in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. Founded in 1805,[1] the settlement had 180 inhabitants in 2010.[2]

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago
Sketch map of the Upernavik Archipelago on the Baffin Bay coast of northwestern Greenland
Aappilattoq within the Upernavik Archipelago

Aappilattoq 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 / 71.833°N 56.000°W / 71.833; -56.000[3] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.500°W / 74.833; -57.500.[4]

Transport

During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights between Aappilattoq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[5]

Population

The population of Aappilattoq has increased in the 1990s. It has been however steadily decreasing since.[6]

Aappilattoq population dynamics
Aappilattoq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[6]

References

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  1. Qaasuitsup Municipality (Danish)
  2. Statistics Greenland (Danish)
  3. Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  4. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  5. Air Greenland, Departures and Arrivals
  6. 1 2 Statistics Greenland
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