Appaalissiorfik

Appaalissiorfik
Appaalissiorfik
	Location of the former Appaalissiorfik settlement
	Appaalissiorfik Location within Greenland
	Coordinates: 73°48′30″N 56°35′00″W / 73.80833°N 56.58333°W
Sovereign state	Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous country	Greenland
Municipality	Avannaata
Founded	1916
Abandoned	1923
Time zone	UTC-03

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

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[hunt-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. p. 107. ISBN 978-87-635-1261-9.

[saga-2] Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992

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