Naajaat (Kalaallisut: "Seagulls") is a settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. Former spellings include Naujât, Naujat, and Naajat. Located on a small island of the same name, the settlement has 49 inhabitants as of 2020.[1]

Naajaat
Naajaat
Naajaat Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 73°08′35″N 55°48′25″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Population  (2020)
• Total	49
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

Upernavik Archipelago

Naajaat within the Upernavik Archipelago

Naajaat is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W[2] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W.[3]

Population

The population of Naajaat has been relatively stable over the last two decades.[4]

Naajaat population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[4]

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