190-191), "Since 1721, the year of Hans Egede's settlement at
Godthaab in South Greenland, the Danes have consistently endeavoured to improve and ameliorate the condition of the Eskimo inhabitants of Greenland.
Which country has the town of
Godthaab (Nuuk) as its capital?
Nuuk, formerly
Godthaab, is the capital of which large island?
"I was so inspired that I used to go by myself to an empty ground in my home town of
Godthaab - a town of 900 people - and just kick the ball around, practise the skills and shoot.
I have also successfully invoked subcontinenal when discussing certain
Godthaab features of Greenland, and even the land of the marsupials and home of the koalas.
The Greenlandic capital known locally as Nuuk goes by the name of
Godthaab in Denmark, which has nominal imperialistic control over the country.
Riget and Boje (1989) noted the recapture west of Iceland in 1980 of Greenland halibut that had been tagged in
Godthaab Fjord in 1964.
(1979) Suicide and attempted suicide in Greenland: A controlled study in Nuuk (
Godthaab), Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 60, 375-391.
Most of the population live in towns on rocky points in the south-west, the largest, Nuuk (formerly
Godthaab), being the capital.
In his crossing of the Greenland ice cap from Umivik on the east coast to
Godthaab (Nuuk) on the west, Nansen delivered all his five companions over safe and sound.