Oqaatsut is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in western Greenland. It had 29 inhabitants in 2020. The modern name of the settlement is Kalaallisut for "Cormorants". The village is served by the
Rødebugt seen in 2007
Icebergs from the Ilulissat Icefjord float north with the West Greenland Current towards Baffin Bay, to then return south along the coast of Baffin Island and Labrador Peninsula
Avannaata is a municipality of Greenland created on 1 January 2018 from the bulk of the former Qaasuitsup municipality. It encompasses an area of 522,700 km2 and has 10,989 inhabitants.
Oqaatsut
…Oqaatsut (Danish: Hollandshuk or Rødebugt; Dutch: Roobay) is a settlement in Avannaata municipality, in western Greenland. It had 29 inhabitants in 2020. The modern name of the settlement is Kalaallisut for "Cormorants". The village is…
Clockwise from top left: Ukkusissat, Upernavik, Ilulissat Icefjord, Qaanaaq, Uummannaq