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Nanok's assistance and expertise in the area proved very helpful for the scientific expeditions that visited NE Greenland in mid-20th century. The company lost significant revenues in 1952 when it ceased its lucrative fur trade operations. In the same year the Danish state withdrew its subsidies,
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that had been founded in 1919. Right after its foundation in 1929 Nanok took over the Danish hunting stations that had been established by the former company. Nanok also built a number of additional hunting huts in the uninhabited expanses of NE Greenland and cooperated with
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after which the ailing company found it increasingly difficult to service the debts to its creditors and practically all but ceased operations. Jennov remained as Nanok's director from 1929 until 1976. Finally in 1990 the company became formally
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was named after this company in the 1940s to commemorate its activity in the area.
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that was probably not named after the company, but after the polar bear.
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conditions, was named after the company as well. There was also a
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for there was a big demand for their valuable fur at the time.
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GEUS - Exploration history of northern East Greenland
243:"Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland" 357:, Tidsskriftet Grønland. 1966, Nr. 4; pp. 127-136) 363: 338:The United States Coast Guard in World War II. 195:Østgrønlandsk Fangstkompagni Nanok A/S (ØFNAS) 62:, mainly active in the hunting and trading of 387:Food and drink companies established in 1929 39:. The island in the middle to the right is 277:Fangstmændene i Nordøstgrønland 1908-1960, 279:Tidsskriftet Grønland 2001, Nr. 7; p. 259 30: 294: 140:(WYP-169) —a former fishing trawler of 364: 237: 235: 233: 162:Cartographic expeditions to Greenland 48:Nanok East Greenland Fishing Company 13: 230: 14: 408: 346: 392:Companies disestablished in 1990 50:(1929–1990), generally known as 382:Defunct companies of Greenland 330: 319: 283: 268: 257: 245:. Geological Survey of Denmark 199: 184: 148:— serving in Greenland during 1: 224: 108:, an island at the SW end of 74:Nanok was founded in 1929 by 20:. For the media company, see 80:(A/S Østgrønlandsk Kompagni) 7: 355:Østgrønlands-overenskomsten 155: 112:off the northern shores of 10: 413: 69: 43:, named after the company. 15: 264:Jennov, Johannes Gerhardt 326:7 Seas Vessels - Nanok S 177: 76:Johannes Gerhardt Jennov 275:Astrid Duus Mikkelsen: 205:Derived from the word 194: 85:Sirius Dog Sled Patrol 44: 24:. For the museum, see 377:Hunting organizations 172:Mørkefjord Expedition 34: 397:History of Greenland 372:Hunting in Greenland 114:Adolf S. Jensen Land 99:and was wrapped up. 167:Erik the Red's Land 336:Thomas P. Ostrom, 45: 404: 341: 334: 328: 323: 317: 316: 314: 312: 298: 292: 287: 281: 272: 266: 261: 255: 254: 252: 250: 239: 218: 203: 197: 188: 412: 411: 407: 406: 405: 403: 402: 401: 362: 361: 349: 344: 335: 331: 324: 320: 310: 308: 300: 299: 295: 288: 284: 273: 269: 262: 258: 248: 246: 241: 240: 231: 227: 222: 221: 204: 200: 189: 185: 180: 158: 72: 66:for their fur. 35:View of the SW 29: 12: 11: 5: 410: 400: 399: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 360: 359: 348: 347:External links 345: 343: 342: 329: 318: 293: 282: 267: 256: 228: 226: 223: 220: 219: 198: 182: 181: 179: 176: 175: 174: 169: 164: 157: 154: 131:US Coast Guard 71: 68: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 409: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 369: 367: 358: 356: 351: 350: 339: 333: 327: 322: 307: 303: 297: 291: 286: 280: 278: 271: 265: 260: 244: 238: 236: 234: 229: 216: 212: 208: 202: 196: 192: 187: 183: 173: 170: 168: 165: 163: 160: 159: 153: 151: 147: 146:Massachusetts 143: 139: 138: 132: 128: 124: 123: 117: 115: 111: 107: 104: 100: 98: 92: 90: 86: 81: 77: 67: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 42: 38: 33: 27: 23: 19: 354: 337: 332: 321: 309:. Retrieved 305: 296: 285: 276: 270: 259: 247:. Retrieved 206: 201: 186: 150:World War II 136: 121: 118: 105: 103:Nanok Island 101: 93: 89:arctic foxes 79: 73: 64:arctic foxes 51: 47: 46: 353:Eske Brun: 215:Greenlandic 135:USCGC  133:ship named 58:company in 22:Nanoq Media 366:Categories 225:References 211:polar bear 302:"Nanok Ø" 209:(meaning 106:(Nanok Ø) 97:insolvent 60:Greenland 18:CSR-Nanok 306:Mapcarta 156:See also 122:Nanok S. 120:MS  110:Dove Bay 54:, was a 37:Dove Bay 311:30 June 249:18 June 70:History 41:Nanok Ø 191:Danish 142:Boston 127:Arctic 56:Danish 340:p. 76 207:nanoq 178:Notes 137:Nanok 52:Nanok 26:Nanoq 313:2016 251:2016 213:in 368:: 304:. 232:^ 193:: 144:, 315:. 253:. 217:) 28:.

Index

CSR-Nanok
Nanoq Media
Nanoq

Dove Bay
Nanok Ø
Danish
Greenland
arctic foxes
Johannes Gerhardt Jennov
Sirius Dog Sled Patrol
arctic foxes
insolvent
Nanok Island
Dove Bay
Adolf S. Jensen Land
MS Nanok S.
Arctic
US Coast Guard
USCGC Nanok
Boston
Massachusetts
World War II
Cartographic expeditions to Greenland
Erik the Red's Land
Mørkefjord Expedition
Danish
polar bear
Greenlandic

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