State Kingdom of Denmark Municipality Qaasuitsup Abandoned 1957 | Founded 1881 Time zone UTC-03 | |
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Saattoq (old spelling: Sâtoq) is a former settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in Tasiusaq Bay, straddling Saattorsuaq Island, and the nearby Saattoq skerry.
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Map of Saattoq, Greenland
History
Saattoq was populated in 1881. It was a very small village of fewer than 10 people at any time. It was abandoned in 1957, during the post-war consolidation phase in northwestern Greenland, with the survuving population moving to nearby Nutaarmiut.
References
Saattoq Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA