Saattoq

Saattoq
Saattoq
	Saattoq Location within Greenland
	Coordinates: 73°31′19″N 56°07′50″W / 73.52194°N 56.13056°W
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Founded	1881
Abandoned	1957
Time zone	UTC-03

Saattoq (old spelling: Sâtoq) is a former settlement in Avannaata 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]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c 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

[hunt-1] 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.

[saga-2] Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

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