Ritenbenck
Ritenbenck
Location within Greenland
Ritenbenck or Ritenbenk (Greenlandic: Appat) is a former settlement on Appat Island in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. The island is located in the Uummannaq Fjord.
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The settlement Ritenbenk seen from the north. Photo: Th. N. Krabbe 1889-1909
Ritenbenck was founded in 1755 by the General Trade Company.[1] The name was an anagram of the GTC's then-chairman Christian August Berckentin (1694–1758).[2]
See also
- Qaqortuatsiaq, an abandoned marble quarry on the same island
References
- ↑ Marquardt, Ole. "Change and Continuity in Denmark's Greenland Policy" in The Oldenburg Monarchy: An Underestimated Empire?. Verlag Ludwig (Kiel), 2006.
- ↑ Del, Anden. "Grønland som del af den bibelske fortælling – en 1700-tals studie". Accessed 2 May 2012. (Danish)
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Coordinates: 69°46′01″N 51°19′01″W / 69.767°N 51.317°W
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