Annoatok

For the mansion in Pennsylvania, see Anoatok.

Annoatok or Anoritooq, located at 78°31′28.2″N 72°24′10.8″W,^[1] was a small hunting station in Greenland on Smith Sound about 24 km (15 mi) north of Etah. It is now abandoned.

Annoatok

Location within Greenland

History

Annoatok was used as a base by Frederick Cook during his Arctic expedition of 1908–09, when he claimed to have reached the North Pole.^[2] The name Annoatok means "the wind-loved place".^[3] According to a publication in 1997, it was the most northerly inhabited place on Earth at that time.^[4] However, excavations carried out by Eric Holtved in Inuarfissuaq at 78.9° N in central Inglefield Land proved human settlement further north. Excavations during the years 2004 to 2005 gave evidence of an ancient settlement about 30 km further north in Qaqaitsut at 79.2° N in Eastern Inglefield Land.^[5]