Saattoq
Saattoq (old spelling: Sâtoq) is a former settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in Tasiusaq Bay, straddling Saattorsuaq Island, and the nearby Saattoq skerry.[2]
Saattoq | |
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  Saattoq Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 73°31′19″N 56°07′50″W | |
| Sovereign state | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kingdom of Denmark |
| Autonomous country |  Greenland |
| Municipality | Avannaata |
| Founded | 1881[1] |
| Abandoned | 1957[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
History
Saattoq was populated in 1881. It was a very small village of fewer than 10 people at any time. It was abandoned in 1957, during the post-war consolidation phase in northwestern Greenland,[1] with the surviving population moving to nearby Nutaarmiut.
References
- Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 105, 108. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.
- Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
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