Naajaat (old spellings: Naujât, Naujat, Naajat. In English: "The seagulls") is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Located on a small island of the same name, the settlement has 54 inhabitants as of July 2011[update].[1]
[edit] Upernavik Archipelago
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′N 56°00′W / 71.833°N 56°W / 71.833; -56[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Kalaallisut: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.5°W / 74.833; -57.5.[3]
[edit] Population
The population of Naajaat has been relatively stable over the last two decades.[4]
Naajaat population growth dynamics in the last two decades.
Source: Statistics Greenland[4]
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Kingdom of Denmark
Greenland
