Ataa
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
69°45′31.5″N 50°56′06.6″W / 69.758750°N 50.935167°W / 69.758750; -50.935167
Kingdom of Denmark
GreenlandAtaa was a settlement in the Disko Bay region of western Greenland. It was located on the eastern coast of Alluttoq Island, approximately 60 km (37 mi) to the north of Ilulissat and 30 km (19 mi) 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]
References
- ^ O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 179. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
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Abandoned sites in Greenland
- Greenlandic
Inuit - Danish
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| Qeqertalik | |
| Qeqqata | |
| Sermersooq | |
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Norsemen/Vikings
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| Middle Settlement |
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- Føroyingahavnin (Kangerluarsoruseq)
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- Ritenbench (Appat)
- Rodebaai
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| Wehrmacht |
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