Umanak (mission)
Mission in Greenland
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Umanak (Kalaallisut: Uummannaq, "Heart-shaped") was a former Moravian mission in mid-western Greenland, located upfjord from Neu-Herrnhut (modern Nuuk).[1]
| Umanak | |
|---|---|
| Uummannaq | |
  Location of Umanak mission in Greenland | |
| 64°29′27.96″N 50°47′55.68″W | |
| Location | Northeast from Nuuk, Greenland |
| Region | Greenland |
It was founded in 1861 and surrendered to the Lutheran Church of Denmark in 1900.[2][3]
See also
- Uummannaq, the unrelated present settlement also sometimes spelt Umanak
