Attu

Attu is a settlement in the municipality in western , located on a small island on the shores of . Its population was 203 in 2020. It is the southernmost settlement in the municipality.
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  • Type: Village with 226 residents
  • Description: settlement in Qaasuitsup, Greenland
  • Also known as: Agto” and “Attu, Greenland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Attu Heliport.

Helipad
is a heliport in Attu, a village in the southernmost part of municipality in western , on the shore of . The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland as part of government contract.

Attu

Latitude
67.94056° or 67° 56′ 26″ north
Longitude
-53.62278° or 53° 37′ 22″ west
Population
226
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
IATA airport code
QGQ
Open location code
98V8W9RG+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2049648999
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3424408
Wiki­data ID
Q2272806
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Uzbek—“Attu” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Agto
  • Basque: Attu
  • Bavarian: Agto
  • Bavarian: Attu (Grönland)
  • Cebuano: Agto
  • Cebuano: Attu
  • Czech: Attu
  • Danish: Agto
  • Danish: Attu
  • Dutch: Agto
  • Dutch: Attu
  • French: Agto
  • French: Attu
  • Georgian: Agto
  • Georgian: ატუ
  • German: Agto
  • German: Attu
  • Italian: Agto
  • Italian: Attu
  • Japanese: アッツ
  • Kalaallisut: Agto
  • Kalaallisut: Attu
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Agto
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Attu
  • Norwegian: Attu
  • Polish: Agto
  • Polish: Attu
  • Portuguese: Agto
  • Portuguese: Attu
  • Russian: Агто
  • Russian: Атту
  • Slovenian: Agto
  • Slovenian: Attu
  • Spanish: Agto
  • Spanish: Attu
  • Swedish: Agto
  • Swedish: Attu, Grönland
  • Swedish: Attu
  • Uzbek: Attu (Grenlandiya)
  • Uzbek: Attu

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