Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
73°48′30″N 56°35′00″W / 73.80833°N 56.58333°W / 73.80833; -56.58333| Sovereign state |  Kingdom of Denmark |
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| Autonomous country |  Greenland |
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| Municipality | Avannaata |
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| Founded | 1916[1] |
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| Abandoned | 1923[1] |
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| Time zone | UTC-03 |
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Appaalissiorfik (old spelling: Agpâligsiorfik) is a former settlement in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. It was located in the north-central part of Upernavik Archipelago, on the southwestern cape of Qullikorsuit Island, an island in Tasiusaq Bay.[2] The settlement operated between 1916 and 1923.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. p. 107. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.
- ^ Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
Abandoned sites in Greenland
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| - Føroyingahavnin (Kangerluarsoruseq)
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Kingdom of Denmark
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