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Aappilattoq Mountains 2
Aappilattoq may refer to the following places in Greenland: Islands * Aappilattoq Island (Tasiusaq Bay), an uninhabited island in the Upernavik Archipelago in northwestern Greenland * Aappilattoq Island (Upernavik Icefjord), an island in the Upernavik Archipelago in northwestern Greenland, home to the settlement of Aappilattoq, Avannaata Settlements * Aappilattoq, Kujalleq Aappilattoq (old spelling: ''Augpilagtoq'') is a village in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The name means "red", after the red mountain rising above the settlement in the Greenlandic language. The settlement had 100 inhabitants ..., a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland * Aappilattoq, Avannaata, a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island. It is one of three constituent countries that form the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of these countries are all citizens of Denmark and the European Union. Greenland's capital is Nuuk. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and Denmark, the colonial powers) for more than a millennium, beginning in 986.The Fate of Greenland's Vikings , by Dale Mackenzie Brown, ''Archaeological Institute of America'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aappilattoq Island (Tasiusaq Bay)
Aappilattoq Island (old spelling: ''Augpilagtoq'') is an uninhabited island in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of two islands of the same name in the Upernavik Archipelago. Geography Aappilattoq Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay, in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, in the inner band of uninhabited islands.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The island is separated from Anarusuk Island in the east by a small ''Ikerasaarsuk'' channel. The inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay separate it from Nuuluk Island and Saattorsuaq Island in the north, and from Tasiusaq Island Tasiusaq Island (old spelling: ''Tasiussaq'') is an island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, home to the Tasiusaq settlement. Geography Tasiusaq Island is located in the outer belt of islands in Tasiusaq Bay, in the central ... in the south. The highest point on the island is an unnamed peak of in the central part of the island. The coastli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aappilattoq Island (Upernavik Icefjord)
Aappilattoq Island (old spelling: ''Augpilagtoq'') is an island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It is one of two islands of the same name in the Upernavik Archipelago. Geography Aappilattoq Island is located in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. It forms part of the chain of islands bounding Upernavik Icefjord from the south.''Upernavik'', Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 The island is separated by inner waterways of Baffin Bay from the large Nutaarmiut Island in the southeast, from Nunaa Island in the south, and from Ammaussarsuaq Island in the southeast. The highest point on the island is the Paattup Qaqqaa mountain in the central part of the island. The coastline of the island is complicated, with the island nearly in two rocky parts, with only a small isthmus An isthmus (; ; ) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aappilattoq, Kujalleq
Aappilattoq (old spelling: ''Augpilagtoq'') is a village in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The name means "red", after the red mountain rising above the settlement in the Greenlandic language. The settlement had 100 inhabitants in 2020. The area of Aappilattoq has been inhabited since the 19th century, but the present-day village was founded in 1922. The main occupations and sources of income are hunting and fishing. Infrastructure and governance The median age of the settlement is 31.4 years, the lowest in the municipality. The main settlement service house is maintained and operated by the Kujalleq municipality. There is also a general store operated by KNI, and a general repairs workshop. The local fire station is operated by Nanortalik fire department. The settlement also houses a school, ''Jaajap atuarfia'', which had 22 pupils in 2006. Appilattoq also has its own church. Together with the settlements Narsarmijit and Tasiusaq the village is governed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
