Brother John's Glacier as seen from Foulke Fjord (frozen) near Etah, Greenland, Spring 1938.

Etah is an abandoned village in northern Greenland located on Foulk Fjord near Reindeer Point. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the 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. Baffin Bay (French Baie de Baffin) is a Sea between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans Ellesmere Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Baffin Bay (French Baie de Baffin) is a Sea between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans

Etah was once the most northerly populated settlement in the world but because of the harsh climate the Inuit people moved south. Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting
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. The Crocker Land Expedition was an ill-fated 1913 expedition to investigate Crocker Land, a huge island supposedly sighted by the explorer Robert Peary from the top Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The MacGregor Arctic Expedition was a privately funded expedition which set out to reoccupy Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, Canada, a site within flying distance of

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