Qeqertat

Coordinates: 77°29′39″N 66°41′05″W / 77.49417°N 66.68472°W / 77.49417; -66.68472
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Qeqertat
UTC-04
Postal code
3971 Qaanaaq

Qeqertat is a small village in the

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

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.

Qeqertat population dynamics
Qeqertat population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Statistics Greenland Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

  • Fredskild, Bent. The Holocene Vegetational Development of Tugtuligssuaq and Qeqertat, Northwest Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland, 14. Copenhagen: Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland, 1985.