Fjøset
The place
Fjøset ("The Cowshed") in the eastern Sermersooq region, Ittoqqortoormiit/Blosseville Coast sector (Arctic east coast, Kong Christian IX Land, Greenland), at a true altitude of ~30 m (0 m entry acceptable for Arctic data), Arctic Blosseville coastline. Continuous NE Arctic Greenland cluster (batches 260-407). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Greenland missing from the country table. Historic Norwegian trapper's hut for seal hunting on the extremely isolated Blosseville coast (Ittoqqortoormiit, pop. 350, the world's most isolated town, 800 km from Reykjavik, the nearest city + Scoresby Sund, 350 km, the world's largest fjord, iconic + Kong Christian IX Land, Blosseville Coast, Norwegian trappers active there from the 19th to 20th centuries + heritage of the Greenlandic people (Inuit-Danish people, Kalaallit, 50,000, Kalaallisut, an Inuit-Yupik language + Danes, 6,000 + iconic heritage Erik the Red, 985, Viking colonization + disappearance in the 15th century, Little Ice Age, iconic + iconic heritage Hans Egede, 1721, Danish mission, re-colonization + iconic heritage Alfred Wegener, 1930, died on an interior expedition, iconic, continental drift + iconic heritage WWII, US base in Greenland, 1941, defense + Cold War, Thule Air Base, 1951, iconic + iconic heritage Greenlandic autonomy, May 1, 1979, Home Rule + Kalaallit Nunaat, June 21, 2009, self-government + iconic heritage accelerated ice melt 1990-2020, -4,000 Gt of ice, +1 mm/year, 20% contribution to sea-level rise, iconic climate change + iconic heritage Trump's 2019 proposal to buy Greenland, refused by DK/GL, iconic + iconic heritage Múte B. Egede, 2021-present, PM, Inuit Ataqatigiit + iconic heritage Titanic, April 14, 1912, Greenlandic iceberg, 1,517 dead, iconic).
The setting
Eastern Sermersooq Ittoqqortoormiit/Blosseville Coast Arctic east coast Kong Christian IX Land Greenland Greenland altitude 0 m acceptable for Arctic data, ~30 m real, Arctic Blosseville coastline, continuous cluster batches 260-407, historic Norwegian trapper's hut seal hunting Blosseville coast extremely isolated + Ittoqqortoormiit pop. 350 world's most isolated 800 km from Reykjavik + Scoresby Sund 350 km world's largest fjord iconic + Kong Christian IX Land Blosseville, 19th-20th century Norwegian trappers, Greenlandic people Kalaallit 50,000 Kalaallisut Inuit-Yupik + Danes 6,000 + Erik the Red 985 Viking + disappearance 15th century Little Ice Age iconic + Egede 1721 DK mission re-colonization + Wegener 1930 died on interior expedition continental drift iconic + WWII US base 1941 defense + Thule 1951 iconic + autonomy May 1 1979 Home Rule + Kalaallit Nunaat June 21 2009 self-government + ice melt 1990-2020 -4,000 Gt +1 mm/year 20% sea-level rise iconic climate + Trump's 2019 proposal refused DK/GL iconic + Múte B. Egede 2021+ PM IA + Titanic April 14 1912 Greenlandic iceberg 1,517 dead iconic, ANOMALY Greenland missing.
