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Etah, Greenland

Etah is an abandoned village in northern Greenland located on Foulk Fjord near Reindeer Point. The fjord is about 1.5 miles wide and several miles long with 2000 ft. cliffs on each side. Brother John's Glacier terminates at the eastern end of the fjord. At the foot of Brother John's Glacier is Lake Alida and small body of frozen fresh water. To the west of Etah is Baffin Bay which is usually frozen from October to July and Ellesmere Island Canada, approximately 50 kilometers away across Baffin Bay.

Etah was once the most northerly populated settlement in the world but because of the harsh climate the Inuit people moved south.
It was located 78°19′N, 72°28′W

Etah has been used as a base camp for several Arctic expeditions including the ill-fated Crocker Land Expedition of 1913, the Humphrey Expedition of 1934-35, the MacGregor Arctic Expedition in 1937-38 and the Haig Thomas Expedition of 1938.

In the present day, the village only has occasional summer hunting inhabitants who reside in the still standing huts. The hunting in the area is quite good, especially for walrus and polar bear.

References

• Inglis, Robert: "A Scout Goes North", 1938
• MacGregor, Cliffort J.: "Monthly Weather Review", October 1939
• Sallach, David L.: "NJ Historical Commission Newsletter", February 1977
• Vogel, Hal: "Ice Cap News", Nov-Dec 1977
• Vogel, Hal: "They Brought Their Own Storms", 1977

Coordinates: 78°19′00″N, 72°38′00″W