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The last reported ship to reach Greenland was a private ship that was "blown off course", reaching Greenland in 1406, and departing in 1410 with the last news of Greenland: the burning at the stake of a condemned male witch, the insanity and death of the woman this witch was accused of attempting to seduce through witchcraft, and the marriage ...
The Royal Greenland Trading Department (Danish: Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel, KGH) was a Danish state enterprise charged with administering the realm's settlements and trade in Greenland. The company managed the government of Greenland from 1774 to 1908 through its Board of Managers in Copenhagen and a series of Royal Inspectors and ...
The Battle of Jacobshavn (Danish: Søslaget ved Jacobshavn, Dutch: Slag bij maklykout Greenlandic: Ilulissani qaleruaq eqqaani) also referred to as the Battle of Ilulissat, was a battle between Danish and Dutch ships over the control of Ilulissat (Then Jacobshavn) on 6 June 1739. [2]
An overview of Greenland, including key dates and facts about this autonomous Danish territory. ... Some key dates in Greenland's history: 982 - Greenland discovered by the Norwegian, Erik the Red ...
The task of the weather station was to ensure that the shipping industry had reliable data on the weather at Cape Farewell, Greenland. On 7 January 1959, when the ship MS Hans Hedtoft hit an iceberg at Cape Farvel , the radio telegraphist at the weather station at Prince Christian Sound was the first to catch the ship's distress signal.
The expedition travelled to Greenland aboard the Danmark, reaching a sheltered place in southern Germania Land in August 1906 and establishing its main base there, Danmarkshavn, which was named after the ship. [3] The captain of the ship was Lieutenant Alf Trolle of the Danish Navy and the doctor Johannes Lindhard.
Denmark's government has proposed purchasing two new Arctic inspection vessels and increasing dog sled patrols to boost its military presence in Greenland, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ...
The ship sank with parish registers from parishes of Greenland, which were meant to be deposited in archives in Denmark, causing a major loss for Greenlandic genealogy. [12] As a result of the sinking, the airfield at Narsarsuaq, Greenland, which had closed in November 1958, was reopened. [13] An appeal fund for the relatives of the victims was ...