Qeqertat
Qeqertat | |
|---|---|
  Qeqertat Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 77°29′39″N 66°41′05″W / 77.49417°N 66.68472°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Greenland |
| Municipality |  Avannaata |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 23 |
| Time zone | UTC-04 |
| Postal code | 3971 Qaanaaq |
Qeqertat is a small village in the Qaanaaq area of the Avannaata municipality, in northern Greenland. It is located on the Harvard islands, in the inner Inglefield Fjord, approximately 63 km (39 mi) east of Qaanaaq. The village had 23 inhabitants in 2020. It is one of the most northern settlements in Greenland and in the world.
Population[edit]
The population of Qeqertat has been stable in the last two decades.[1] After registering a decline in the 90's, the population grew to 30 in 2010, before declining again to 23 in 2019.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
Further reading[edit]
- Fredskild, Bent. The Holocene Vegetational Development of Tugtuligssuaq and Qeqertat, Northwest Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland, 14. Copenhagen: Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland, 1985. ISBN 87-17-05400-1
