Aappilattoq | |
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Coordinates: 72°53′00″N 55°36′00″W / 72.88333°N 55.60000°W | |
Sovereign state | ![]() |
Autonomous country | Greenland |
Municipality | Avannaata |
Founded | 1805 |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 149 |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Postal code | 3962 Upernavik |
Aappilattoq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [aːpːilatːɔq]) is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on an island of the same name in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. Founded in 1805,[1] the settlement had 149 inhabitants in 2020.[2]
During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights between Aappilattoq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[5]
The population of Aappilattoq has increased in the 1990s. It has been however steadily decreasing since.[6]