Ataa Explained

Ataa
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
Extinct Title:Abandoned
Extinct Date:1960
Timezone:UTC-03
Coordinates:69.7588°N -50.9352°W

Ataa was a settlement in the Disko Bay region of western Greenland. It was located on the eastern coast of Alluttoq Island, approximately 60km (40miles) to the north of Ilulissat and 30km (20miles) to the southeast of Qeqertaq.

History

The settlement was abandoned around 1960. It served as a backdrop for the 1997 Danish film Smilla's Sense of Snow, an adaptation of Peter Høeg's 1992 novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: O'Carroll, Etain. Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. 179. 2005. 1-74059-095-3.