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The Southern Inspectorate of Greenland also known as South Greenland was a
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inspectorate on
Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the southwest coast of the island. Its capital was at
Godthaab Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other co ...
(modern Nuuk). The northernmost town of South Greenland was
Holsteinborg Holsteinborg ( da, Holstein Castle, ''Fort Holstein'') may refer to: * Holsteinborg Castle in eastern Denmark ** Holsteinborg (surname), a Danish noble family ** Holstein-Holsteinborg (surname), a Danish noble family * Sisimiut, Greenland, formerly ...
, which bordered Egedesminde, which was the southernmost town of
North Greenland The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland also known as North Greenland was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island. History North Greenland was established ...
. This boundary between South and North Greenland ran at around 68°N
degree of latitude The geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or ellipsoidal coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on the Earth as latitude and longitude. It is the simplest, oldest and most widely used of the various ...
, and in the South, South Greenland stretched to 59°30'N,James Bell: A System of Geography. Glasgow 1892
p. 281 ''CHAP. III-GREENLAND. or to the southernmost point of Greenland. In 1911, as the administration of the colony was removed from the
Royal Greenland Trading Department The Royal Greenland Trading Department ( da, Den Kongelige Grønlandske Handel, KGH) was a Danish state enterprise charged with administering the realm's settlements and trade in Greenland. The company managed the government of Greenland from 177 ...
and folded into the Danish Ministry of the Interior, a provincial council ( da, landsråd) was established. It was elected indirectly from the local councils and had little say in the management of the colony. It was united with
North Greenland The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland also known as North Greenland was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island. History North Greenland was established ...
in 1950.


See also

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List of inspectors of South Greenland __NOTOC__ Royal Inspector was the highest ranking colonial officer in Danish Greenland 1782–1924. They were agents of the Royal Greenland Trading Department established by its Instruction of 1782 and reported to the Board of Managers of the comp ...
, for the chief officers of the colony between 1782 and 1924 *
List of governors of South Greenland This is a list of governors of Greenland. The position was established, after the positions of inspectors of Greenland was abolished. In 1950, the two governors ( da, landsfogeder) were collected into the Governor of all of Greenland ( da, land ...
, for the chief officers of the colony between 1924 and 1950 *
North Greenland The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland also known as North Greenland was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island. History North Greenland was established ...
*
New South Greenland New South Greenland, sometimes known as Morrell's Land, was an appearance of land recorded by the American captain Benjamin Morrell of the schooner ''Wasp'' in , during a sealing and exploration voyage in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica. Mor ...


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Former populated places in Greenland Former Danish colonies States and territories disestablished in 1950 1950 disestablishments in North America 20th-century disestablishments in Greenland {{Former administrative divisions of Greenland