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Anders Olsen (1718 on the island of Senja, Norway - 1786 at Igaliko, Greenland) was a Norwegian trader, explorer and colonial administrator, who founded several important towns in Greenland including Qaqortoq (Julianehåb) and Maniitsoq (Sukkertoppen) as well as the village of Igaliku. ^[1]^[2]

References

^ Finn Erhard Johannessen. "Anders Olsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^ "Igaliku". Greenland.com. December 1, 2016.

Sources

Heinz Barüske (1990) (in German), Grönland: Kultur und Landschaft am Polarkreis, Köln: DuMont, ISBN 3-7701-1544-9

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