North Greenland
| Northern Inspectorate of Greenland Nordgrønlands Inspektorat | |||||||
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| Colony of Denmark–Norway (1782–1814) Colony of Denmark (1814–1950) | |||||||
| 1782–1950 | |||||||
Coat of arms
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North Greenland (dark green) in 1815 | |||||||
| Capital | Godhavn | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| • Type | Monarchy | ||||||
| Monarch | |||||||
• 1782–1808 | Christian VII first | ||||||
• 1947–1950 | Frederik IX last | ||||||
| Governor/Royal inspectors | |||||||
• 1782–1786 | Johan Friedrich Schwabe first | ||||||
• 1945–1950 | Carl Fredrik Simony last | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1782 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1950 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Kingdom of Denmark | ||||||
The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland (Danish: Nordgrønlands Inspektorat), also known as North Greenland, was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centres and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the vast island.