Qeqertaq

Qeqertaq 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 1830 as Øen,[1] the settlement had 114 inhabitants in 2020.[2]

Qeqertaq Øen
Qeqertaq
Qeqertaq Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 69°59′50″N 51°18′10″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Founded	1830
Population  (2020)
• Total	114
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3952 Ilulissat

Transport

Air

During winter, Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with helicopter flights to Ilulissat.[3]

Sea

During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.[4] The ferry links Qeqertaq with Saqqaq, Oqaatsut, and Ilulissat.

Population

The population of Qeqertaq has slowly increased in the last two decades.[5]

Qeqertaq population growth dynamics in the last two decades. Source: Statistics Greenland[5]

References

1. "Qeqertaq" (in Danish). Qaasuitsup Municipality. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
2. "Population by Localities". Statistical Greenland.
3. "Booking system". Air Greenland. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
4. Diskoline timetable Archived May 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
5. Statistics Greenland Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine