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559:. One ship,
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316:Erik the Red
310:occupied by
298:
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226:Succeeded by
225:
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199:5 April 1933
186:10 July 1931
92:(unofficial)
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1182:LGBT rights
1015:(self-rule)
837:Aftenposten
726:"Myggbukta"
532:During the
517:Norway and
470:Finn Devold
327:settlements
221:Preceded by
1517:Categories
1255:(currency)
1172:Parliament
973:Hans Egede
763:January 1,
736:January 1,
647:January 1,
602:References
512:Inland Ice
462:Adolf Hoel
460:See also:
420:(formerly
394:Hans Egede
304:Norwegians
125:Haakon VII
98:Government
1409:Mythology
1404:Jante Law
1332:Kalaallit
1291:Transport
1248:Companies
1152:Elections
1096:Mountains
1079:Ice sheet
1040:Geography
1013:Autonomy
1008:Home rule
886:Greenland
592:Torgilsbu
525:) at the
491:Myggbukta
454:Myggbukta
370:Greenland
354:Myggbukta
308:Greenland
294:Norwegian
89:Myggbukta
50:1931–1933
1500:Category
1429:Religion
1414:Language
1337:Tunumiit
1327:Inughuit
1276:Taxation
1187:Military
1135:Politics
1121:Wildlife
1074:Glaciers
965:Skræling
959:Language
924:Timeline
890:articles
757:Archived
730:Archived
706:Archived
687:Archived
641:Archived
619:Archived
567:See also
561:SS Buskø
499:trappers
422:Godthaab
410:Catholic
136:Governor
1484:Outline
1443:Symbols
1399:Hunting
1394:Cuisine
1381:Culture
1371:Suicide
1359:artists
1305:Society
1286:Tourism
1231:Economy
1111:Straits
1089:by area
1084:Islands
1069:Geology
1052:Climate
916:History
904:of the
850:article
839:article
588:Finnsbu
519:Denmark
444:History
192:•
169:History
85:Capital
1434:Sports
1347:Danish
1266:Mining
1253:Krone
1106:Rivers
1064:Fjords
1057:change
888:
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542:puppet
468:, and
350:Jonsbu
324:Viking
312:Norway
172:
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1491:Index
1419:Music
1364:Inuit
1342:Danes
1322:Inuit
414:Inuit
398:Norse
338:Inuit
320:Norse
1455:Flag
1243:Bank
802:ISBN
765:2017
738:2017
665:2008
649:2017
590:and
418:Nuuk
356:and
106:King
1389:Art
344:on
322:or
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