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Paamiut

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Paamiut , formerly Frederikshåb , town (1996 pop. 2,040), Paamiut dist., SW Greenland; founded in 1792. Fishing, seal hunting, and sheep raising are the main occupations. ... Read more
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Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Paamiut, Greenland/Denmark Frederikshåb Originally named after Frederik V (1723–66), King of Denmark and Norway (1746–66), and meaning ‘Frederik's Hope’. The present name means ‘Those at the Mouth (of the Kvanefjord)’. Read more
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Map from: Maps.com Digital Earth Maps; 1/1/1999; 365 words ; ...Yukon Great Bear Lake Great Slave Lake Lake Winnipeg Lake Nipigon Smallwood Reservior Lake Mistassini Great Salt Lake Yukon Paamiut (Frederikshåb) Nuuk (Godthåb) Etah Qaanaaq (Thule) Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn) Kangerlussuaq (Søndrestrømfjord... Read more
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Map from: MapQuest.com; 9/16/1998; 104 words ; ...Norway) KING CHRISTIAN X LAND KING FREDERIK VIII LAND KNUD RASMUSSEN LAND Labrador Sea NORWAY Norwegian Sea Nuuk (Godthab) Paamiut (Frederikshab) Qaanaaq (Thule) Qaqortoq (Julianehab) Qasigiannguit (Christianshab) Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn) SWE. Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg... Read more
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Magazine article from: Copeia; 5/9/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...in co-operation with Japan Marine Fishery Resources Research Center (JAMARC). These surveys together with two surveys by R/V PAAMIUT were aimed for groundfish, mainly Greenland halibut down to a depth of 1500 m. Towing time was 30 minutes, speed 3.5 knots... Read more
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Magazine article from: Design News; 8/25/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...May 15th and constitutes the first ever circumnavigation of Greenland by ground transportation. The expedition departed from Paamiut on the southwestern coast and traveled 1,420 miles north by sea kayak to Pituffil (Thula Air Field). The team will depart by... Read more

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