Naajaat

Naajaat
Naajaat
Naajaat Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 73°08′35″N 55°48′25″W / 73.14306°N 55.80694°W / 73.14306; -55.80694Coordinates: 73°08′35″N 55°48′25″W / 73.14306°N 55.80694°W / 73.14306; -55.80694
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Greenland
Municipality	Qaasuitsup
Population (July 2011)
• Total	54
Time zone	UTC-03
Postal code	3962 Upernavik

Naajaat (Kalaallisut: "Seagulls") is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. Former spellings include Naujât, Naujat, and Naajat. Located on a small island of the same name, the settlement has 54 inhabitants as of July 2011^[update].

Naajaat is located within Upernavik Archipelago, a vast archipelago of small islands on the coast of northeastern Baffin Bay. The archipelago extends from the northwestern coast of Sigguup Nunaa peninsula in the south at approximately 71°50′N 56°00′W / 71.833°N 56.000°W / 71.833; -56.000 to the southern end of Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74°50′N 57°30′W / 74.833°N 57.500°W / 74.833; -57.500.

The population of Naajaat has been relatively stable over the last two decades.