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1728?-1950
  

1728-1730
  
Frederick IV first

Government
  
Monarchy

1947-1950
  
Frederick IX last

North Greenland

1782–1786
  
Johan Friedrich Schwabe first

1945–1950
  
Carl Fredrik Simony last

Expedition thule north greenland


North Greenland was a Danish colony on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island. Its capital was at Godhavn (modern Qeqertarsuaq). 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 degree of latitude, and in the North, North Greenland stretched to 78°N to enclose Thule.

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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, with the administration for the northern settlements moved to Godthaab (modern Nuuk).

North greenland journey by dog sled with inuit hunters


References

North Greenland Wikipedia