Oqaatsut

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Oqaatsut (Rodebay, old spelling Oqaitsut) is a settlement in the Municipality of Qasigiannguit, Greenland. Population (January 2005) is 45. Approximate location is [69°21′N 51°01′W], on a peninsule facing the icebergs of Disko Bay.

The Greenlandic name Oqaatsut means 'the cormorants'. The settlement first operated as a trading post for 18th century Dutch whalers who named the place Rodebay, and the original blubber house, cooperage and storehouse are still in use.

References

[Statistics Greenland: Population Statistics] Grønlands befolkning pr. 1. januar 2005 (23.02.2005). Del 2. Statistics Greenland. Only available in Danish and Greenlandic. Downloaded January 2006.

External links

[www.arktiskebilleder.dk] Historical images from Oqaatsut.
[www.fallingrain.com] Weather and maps for Oqaatsut.
[www.ice-berg.dk] Images from Rodebay.

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