Appaalissiorfik | |
Pushpin Map: | Greenland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Greenland |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous country |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Avannaata |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1916[1] |
Extinct Title: | Abandoned |
Extinct Date: | 1923 |
Timezone: | UTC-03 |
Coordinates: | 73.8083°N -56.5833°W |
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]