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North Greenland

North Greenland

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This article is about the former Danish colony. For the former Greenlandic county, see Avannaa.

The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland (Danish: Nordgrønlands Inspektorat), also known as North Greenland, was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island.

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History

North Greenland was established in 1721.[1] Its capital was at Godhavn (modern Qeqertarsuaq).[2] The southernmost town of North Greenland was Egedesminde, which bordered Holsteinborg, which was the northernmost town of South Greenland. This boundary between North and South Greenland ran at around 68°N latitude, and in the North, North Greenland stretched to 78°N[3] to enclose Thule.

In 1911, as the administration of the colony was removed from the Royal Greenland Trading Department and folded into the Danish Ministry of the Interior, a provincial council (Danish: landsråd) was established. It was elected indirectly from the local councils and had little say in the management of the colony.

North Greenland was united with South Greenland in 1950,[4] with the administration for the northern settlements moved to Godthaab (modern Nuuk).

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References

  1. [1]
    International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, An Indigenous Parliament?, IWGIA, 2005, p. 156.
  2. [2]
    Brewster, David. "Greenland". The Edinburgh Encyclopedia, Vol 10. J. & E. Parker, 1832.
  3. [3]
    James Bell: A System of Geography. Glasgow 1892. p. 281 CHAP. III-GREENLAND.
  4. [4]
    Etableringen af Landsrådene (The Creation of Local Councils of Greenland, 1911-2011), cites the laws of 27 May 1950 merging both local councils, with an election in 1951.

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