State Kingdom of Denmark Time zone UTC-03 Population 54 (Jul 2011) Municipality Qaasuitsup | Postal code 3962 Upernavik Local time Sunday 4:22 PM | |
 | ||
Weather -14°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
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.
Contents
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 to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W.
Population
The population of Naajaat has been relatively stable over the last two decades.
References
Naajaat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA