Ataa was a settlement in the
Disko Bay region of western
Greenland
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. It was located on the eastern coast of
Alluttoq Island, approximately to the north of
Ilulissat
Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven, is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,670 as of 2020, it is the t ...
and 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
Peter Høeg (born 17 May 1957) is a Danish writer of fiction. He is best known for his novel ''Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow'' (1992).
Early life
Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ...
's 1992 novel ''
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow''.
References
Disko Bay
Former populated places in Greenland
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