Teqqiinngaq

Teqqiinngaq ( snowdrift on an embankment)
	Terĸĩngaĸ
Commune	Qeqertalik municipality
District	Kangaatsiaq
Geographical location	68 ° 2 '58 " N , 53 ° 10' 7" W Coordinates: 68 ° 2 '58 " N , 53 ° 10' 7" W.
Residents	0;
Time zone	UTC-3

Teqqiinngaq [ ˌtˢɜˈqːiːŋːɑq ] (according to the old spelling Terĸĩngaĸ ) is a deserted Greenlandic settlement in the district of Kangaatsiaq in the municipality of Qeqertalik .

location

Teqqiinngaq is located in the south of an island of the same name , which is on the south bank of the Ataneq . The closest place is Iginniarfik eleven kilometers north.

history

Almost nothing is known about Teqqiinngaq. Probably shortly before 1900 the place to live was given up. At the same time, Tununngasoq was founded on the other side of the fjord .

Individual evidence

↑ Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq
↑ Jens Christian Madsen: Udsteder og bopladser i Grønland 1901-2000 . Atuagkat, 2009, ISBN 978-87-90133-76-4 , pp. 115 f .

[1] Map with all official place names confirmed by Oqaasileriffik , provided by Asiaq

[2] Jens Christian Madsen: Udsteder og bopladser i Grønland 1901-2000 . Atuagkat, 2009, ISBN 978-87-90133-76-4 , pp. 115 f .