Naajaat
Settlement in Greenland
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::summary Settlement in Greenland ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Naajaat |
| image_skyline | Naajaat panorama 2007-08-09 2 cropped USM downsampled edit.jpg |
| imagesize | 300px |
| image_caption | Fjerling in 2010 |
| pushpin_map | Greenland |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within Greenland |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| subdivision_type | State |
| subdivision_name | Kingdom of Denmark |
| subdivision_type1 | Constituent country |
| subdivision_name1 | Greenland |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name2 | Avannaata |
| population_as_of | 2025 |
| population_total | 45 |
| timezone1 | Western Greenland Time |
| utc_offset1 | −02:00 |
| timezone1_DST | Western Greenland Summer Time |
| utc_offset1_DST | −01:00 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 3962 Upernavik |
| :: |
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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.
Upernavik Archipelago
Main article: 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 to the southern end of Melville Bay () in the north at approximately .
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.
References
References
- "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
- Nunavik, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, 1:250.000, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
- [http://bank2.stat.gl/ Statistics Greenland] {{webarchive. link. (2011-08-12)
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