Umanak (mission)
Uummannaq | |
The Herrnhut mission station Uummannaq at the bay of Nuuk (c.1900) | |
Location of Umanak mission in Greenland | |
| Location | Northeast from Nuuk, Greenland |
|---|---|
| Region | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 64°29′27.96″N 50°47′55.68″W / 64.4911000°N 50.7988000°W |
Umanak (Kalaallisut: Uummannaq, "Heart-shaped") was a former Moravian mission in mid-western Greenland, located upfjord from Neu-Herrnhut (modern Nuuk).[1]
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
References
- ^ Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Vol. 4. Smithsonian Institution, reprinted by Digital Scanning Inc, 2003.
- ^ Lüdecke, Cornelia. "East Meets West: Meteorological observations of the Moravians in Greenland and Labrador since the 18th century Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". History of Meteorology 2, 2005.
- ^ Wittman, P. "Greenland". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Co. (New York), 1909. Accessed 28 Apr 2012.