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Egedesminde (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 68 43 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 68.7167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 052 52 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -52.8667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on S Disco Bay; named after missionary Hans Egede, who came to Greenland in 1721. |
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| Egedesminde (preferred,C,V,Danish-P,U,N)
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| Aasiaat (C,V,Greenlandic-P,U,N)
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| Ausiait (C,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 18th cen. |
| town (C) |
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