Aappilattoq, Avannaata

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Aappilattoq is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on an island of the same name in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. Founded in 1805,^[1] the settlement had 149 inhabitants in 2020.^[2]

Aappilattoq
Aappilattoq Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 72°53′00″N 55°36′00″W
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Founded	1805
Population  (2020)
• Total	149
Time zone	UTC−02:00 (Western Greenland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−01:00 (Western Greenland Summer Time)
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

Upernavik Archipelago

Main article: Upernavik Archipelago

Aappilattoq within the Upernavik Archipelago

Aappilattoq 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^[3] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W.^[4]

Transport

During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights between Aappilattoq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.^[5]

Population

The population of Aappilattoq has increased in the 1990s. It has been however steadily decreasing since.^[6]

Aappilattoq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland^[6]