The island was inhabited between 1881 and 1957, when a small Saattoq village of several families was scattered between the island, and the Saattoq skerry just off the northern coast.[1]
^Petersen, Robert (2003). Settlements, kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland: A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik. Danish Polar Center. pp. 105, 108. ISBN978-87-635-1261-9.
saattorsuaq, island, spelling, sâtorssuaq, small, uninhabited, island, avannaata, municipality, northwestern, greenland, saattorsuaqsaattorsuaqgeographylocationgreenlandcoordinates73, 51389, 11667, 51389, 11667archipelagoupernavik, archipelagoadministrationgre. Saattorsuaq Island old spelling Satorssuaq is a small uninhabited island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland SaattorsuaqSaattorsuaqGeographyLocationGreenlandCoordinates73 30 50 N 56 07 00 W 73 51389 N 56 11667 W 73 51389 56 11667ArchipelagoUpernavik ArchipelagoAdministrationGreenlandMunicipalityAvannaataHistory editThe island was inhabited between 1881 and 1957 when a small Saattoq village of several families was scattered between the island and the Saattoq skerry just off the northern coast 1 Geography editSaattorsuaq Island is located in Tasiusaq Bay in the north central part of Upernavik Archipelago The island is separated from Nuuluk Island in the northeast Aappilattoq Island in the southwest Nutaarmiut Island in the west and Qallunaat Island in the northwest by the inner waterways of Tasiusaq Bay 2 References edit Petersen Robert 2003 Settlements kinship and hunting grounds in traditional Greenland A comparative study of local experiences from Upernavik and Ammassalik Danish Polar Center pp 105 108 ISBN 978 87 635 1261 9 Upernavik Saga Map Tage Schjott 1992 nbsp This Greenland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saattorsuaq Island amp oldid 1176297692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
