AASIAAT

äsˈēätˌ, formerly Egedesmindeāˈgəthəsmĭnˌə, town (1996 pop. 3,039), Aasiaat dist., W Greenland, at the mouth of Disko Bay. It is the fourth largest town in Greenland. It was founded in 1759 and named for Hans Egede, a Norwegian missionary. A large shrimp-canning factory is there.

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Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Book by Karin Palshoj, Gitte Redder, Zanne Jappe Mallett; Allen & Unwin, 2005
Subjects: Mary--Crown Princess Of Denmark--1972-, Princesses--Denmark--Biography


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Aasiaat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AASIAAT as eat , formerly Egedesminde a g th smin , town (1996 pop. 3,039), Aasiaat dist., W Greenland, at the mouth of Disko Bay. It is the fourth largest town in Greenland. It was founded in 1759 and named...
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Egedesminde
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EGEDESMINDE Greenland: see Aasiaat . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Greenland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...reindeer are the chief land animals. In addition to the capital, other important settlements are Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Aasiaat (Egedesminde), Qaqortoq (Julianehab), Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen), and Ilulissat (Jakobshavn). More than 90% of the islands...


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