| Aappilattoq | |
| Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Greenland |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Greenland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Avannaata |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1805 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 149 |
| Timezone: | UTC-03 |
| Coordinates: | 72.8833°N -55.6°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3962 Upernavik |
Aappilattoq (in Kalaallisut; Greenlandic pronounced as /aːpːilatːɔq/) is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on an island of the same name in the southern part of Upernavik Archipelago. Founded in 1805,[1] the settlement had 149 inhabitants in 2020.[2]
See main article: article and Upernavik Archipelago.
Aappilattoq 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 71.8333°N -56°W[3] to the southern end of Melville Bay (Kalaallisut; Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq) in the north at approximately 74.8333°N -87°W.[4]
During weekdays Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with mostly cargo helicopter flights between Aappilattoq Heliport and Upernavik Airport.[5]
The population of Aappilattoq has increased in the 1990s. It has been however steadily decreasing since.[6]