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Umanak (mission)

Umanak
Uummannaq
Umanak (mission) is located in Greenland
Umanak (mission)
Location of Umanak mission in Greenland
64°29′27.96″N 50°47′55.68″W / 64.4911000°N 50.7988000°W / 64.4911000; -50.7988000
LocationNortheast from Nuuk, Greenland
RegionGreenland

Umanak (Kalaallisut: Uummannaq, "Heart-shaped") was a former Moravian mission in mid-western Greenland, located upfjord from Neu-Herrnhut (modern Nuuk).[1]

It was founded in 1861 and surrendered to the Lutheran Church of Denmark in 1900.[2][3]

See also

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  • Uummannaq, the unrelated present settlement also sometimes spelt Umanak

References

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  1. Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Vol. 4. Smithsonian Institution, reprinted by Digital Scanning Inc, 2003.
  2. Lüdecke, Cornelia. "East Meets West: Meteorological observations of the Moravians in Greenland and Labrador since the 18th century Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". History of Meteorology 2, 2005.
  3. Wittman, P. "Greenland". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Co. (New York), 1909. Accessed 28 Apr 2012.