Naajaat

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Naajaat
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Fjerling in 2010
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Naajaat
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 73°08′35″N55°48′25″W / 73.14306°N 55.80694°W / 73.14306; -55.80694
StateFlag of Denmark.svg Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland
Municipality Avannaata
Population
 (2025)
  Total
45
Time zone UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code
3962 Upernavik

Naajaat is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Former spellings include. Located on a small island of the same name, the settlement had 43 inhabitants as of 1 January 2024. [1]

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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 71°50′N56°00′W / 71.833°N 56.000°W / 71.833; -56.000 [2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic : Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.500°W / 74.833; -57.500 . [3]

Infrastructure

In Naajaat, there is no shop available. The nearest shop and post office are located approximately 10 km to the northwest in Innaarsuit.

While the sea surrounding Naajaat offers excellent fishing opportunities, local fishermen must sail to Innaarsuit to sell their catch.

Population

The population of Naajaat has been relatively stable over the last the 2000s and 2010s. [4]

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

References

  1. "Population by Localities". StatBank. Statistical Greenland. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  3. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  4. 1 2 Statistics Greenland Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine