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469:
462:
423:
418:
410:
380:
356:
324:
305:Erik the Red
299:occupied by
287:
278:
277:
215:Succeeded by
214:
209:
188:5 April 1933
175:10 July 1931
81:(unofficial)
24:
1171:LGBT rights
1004:(self-rule)
826:Aftenposten
715:"Myggbukta"
521:During the
506:Norway and
459:Finn Devold
316:settlements
210:Preceded by
1506:Categories
1244:(currency)
1161:Parliament
962:Hans Egede
752:January 1,
725:January 1,
636:January 1,
591:References
501:Inland Ice
451:Adolf Hoel
449:See also:
409:(formerly
383:Hans Egede
293:Norwegians
114:Haakon VII
87:Government
1398:Mythology
1393:Jante Law
1321:Kalaallit
1280:Transport
1237:Companies
1141:Elections
1085:Mountains
1068:Ice sheet
1029:Geography
1002:Autonomy
997:Home rule
875:Greenland
581:Torgilsbu
514:) at the
480:Myggbukta
443:Myggbukta
359:Greenland
343:Myggbukta
297:Greenland
283:Norwegian
78:Myggbukta
39:1931–1933
1489:Category
1418:Religion
1403:Language
1326:Tunumiit
1316:Inughuit
1265:Taxation
1176:Military
1124:Politics
1110:Wildlife
1063:Glaciers
954:Skræling
948:Language
913:Timeline
879:articles
746:Archived
719:Archived
695:Archived
676:Archived
630:Archived
608:Archived
556:See also
550:SS Buskø
488:trappers
411:Godthaab
399:Catholic
125:Governor
1473:Outline
1432:Symbols
1388:Hunting
1383:Cuisine
1370:Culture
1360:Suicide
1348:artists
1294:Society
1275:Tourism
1220:Economy
1100:Straits
1078:by area
1073:Islands
1058:Geology
1041:Climate
905:History
893:of the
839:article
828:article
577:Finnsbu
508:Denmark
433:History
181:•
158:History
74:Capital
1423:Sports
1336:Danish
1255:Mining
1242:Krone
1095:Rivers
1053:Fjords
1046:change
877:
793:
531:puppet
457:, and
339:Jonsbu
313:Viking
301:Norway
161:
129:
99:
1480:Index
1408:Music
1353:Inuit
1331:Danes
1311:Inuit
403:Inuit
387:Norse
327:Inuit
309:Norse
1444:Flag
1232:Bank
791:ISBN
754:2017
727:2017
654:2008
638:2017
579:and
407:Nuuk
345:and
95:King
1378:Art
333:on
311:or
1508::
453:,
341:,
285::
867:e
860:t
853:v
799:.
756:.
729:.
640:.
417:(
281:(
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