Ataa was a settlement in the
Disko Bay region of western
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 i ...
. It was located on the eastern coast of
Alluttoq Island, approximately to the north of
Ilulissat and to the southeast of
Qeqertaq
Qeqertaq (according to the old spelling ''K'eĸertaĸ'') is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located on an island off the southern shore of the Nuussuaq Peninsula in an inlet of Sullorsuaq Strait. Founded in 183 ...
.
History
The settlement was abandoned around 1960. It served as a backdrop for the 1997 Danish film ''
Smilla's Sense of Snow'', an adaptation of
Peter Høeg
Peter Høeg (born 17 May 1957) is a Danish writer of fiction. He is best known for his novel '' Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow'' (1992).
Early life
Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ...
's 1992 novel ''
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow''.
References
Disko Bay
Former populated places in Greenland
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