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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Torgilsbu > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Torgilsbu.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torgilsbu > Source revision: 1083890254 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox settlement |name = Torgilsbu |other_name = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_shield = |shield_size = |pushpin_map = Greenland |pushpin_relief = yes |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Greenland |coordinates = {{coord|60|32|23.6|N|43|13|14|W|dim:30000_region:GL|display=inline, title}} | subdivision_type = State | subdivision_name = [Denmark](/source/Denmark) | subdivision_type1 = [Constituent country](/source/Countries_of_the_Kingdom_of_Denmark) | subdivision_name1 = [Greenland](/source/Greenland) | subdivision_type2 = [Municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Greenland) | subdivision_name2 = [Kujalleq](/source/Kujalleq) | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = Built |established_date = 1932 |population_as_of = 2019 |population_total = 0 |timezone = [UTC-01](/source/UTC-01) |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |website = }} thumb|Territories of Eastern Greenland claimed by Norway until the 1933 Permanent Court of International Justice resolution. '''Torgilsbu''' was a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) [hunting](/source/hunting), [meteorological](/source/meteorological) and [radio](/source/radio) station (Torgilsbu Radio/LMQ)'[http://www.jankrogh.com/kystradio/stasjonshistorie.htm Jan S. Krogh.''Nęrmere beskrivelse av kystradiostasjonene''] located on the [King Frederick VI Coast](/source/King_Frederick_VI_Coast), Southeastern [Greenland](/source/Greenland).{{cite web|url=https://mapcarta.com/35570962|title=Torgilsbu|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=20 August 2019}} Administratively the area were the hut stood belongs now to the [Kujalleq](/source/Kujalleq) municipality. The station was located on the northern shore of the head of [Nanuuseq Fjord](/source/Nanuuseq_Fjord), formerly known as ''Oyfjord''. There was an anchorage in the fjord near the station.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 124 ==History== {{See also|Greenland in World War II}} In 1931 [Norway](/source/Norway) sent two expeditions to establish hunting and [radio station](/source/radio_station)s in Southeast Greenland. Led by Ole Mortensen, one of the expeditions went to Storfjord ([Kangerlussuaq Fjord](/source/Kangerlussuaq_Fjord%2C_East_Greenland)) on ship ''Signalhorn'' and built a hut there. Since hunting there was poor, Mortensen moved with his men to [Lindenow Fjord](/source/Lindenow_Fjord), where a Norwegian radio and meteorological station named Moreton was built {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} from the mouth of the fjord in 1932. Meanwhile another Norwegian station was built in [Thorland](/source/Thorland) and named [Finnsbu](/source/Finnsbu).[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/polar-record/article/norwegian-expedition-to-southeast-greenland-1932/0AB0733AA8E0DABDB735444D911AB5D6 Norwegian Expedition to South-East Greenland, 1932] In the same year Norway staked sovereignty claims in Southeast Greenland between 60°30'N —just north of [Nanuuseq](/source/Nanuuseq), and 63°40'N —just south of [Odinland](/source/Odinland). As a result, another expedition was sent by the Norwegian government led by [Gunnar Horn](/source/Gunnar_Horn) on ship ''Veslemari'' and the [Storfjord Station](/source/Storfjord_Station) was reestablished. The Lindenow Fjord station was moved to a better location further north to Nanuuseq Fjord. The meteorological station in the new location was named "Torgilsbu", after [Torgils Orrabeinfostre](/source/Torgils_Orrabeinfostre), a legendary Norseman who was shipwrecked in 1001 and spent four years trying to reach the [Western Settlement](/source/Western_Settlement). Subsequently seven smaller stations were established in the area near Torgilsbu.Spencer Apollonio, ''Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland,'' 2008, pp. 188-189 Together with [Finnsbu](/source/Finnsbu) and Storfjord further north, Torgilsbu became part of the Norwegian contribution to the [International Polar Year](/source/International_Polar_Year) 1932–33.William James Mills, ''Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia'', p. 321 [Gino Watkins](/source/Gino_Watkins) and his two companions, [Percy Lemon](/source/Percy_Lemon) and [Augustine Courtauld](/source/Augustine_Courtauld), stopped at Torgilsbu during their open boat journey of {{convert|600|nmi|km|0}} around the [King Frederick VI Coast](/source/King_Frederick_VI_Coast) in the south of Greenland.[http://www.kask.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/136augsep08.pdf The sea canoeist newsletter - Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (KASK)] The Norwegians gave them hospitality and helped them to repair their boats. Mortensen died by drowning in the waters of the fjord while fishing on the ice. After the 1933 resolution of the [Permanent Court of International Justice](/source/Permanent_Court_of_International_Justice) rejecting Norway's claims in Greenland, the stations further north at Storfjord and Finnsbu were closed, but Torgilsbu continued operation, being manned by a staff of three that were relieved each year by a Norwegian ship. The station was closed in 1940, following the [German occupation of Norway](/source/German_occupation_of_Norway). After the Nanuuseq Fjord station was abandoned, the name "Torgilsbu" was transferred to one of the [Bluie](/source/Bluie) [WWII](/source/WWII) weather stations, [Bluie East One](/source/Bluie_East_One), a little further south on [Prince Christian Sound](/source/Prince_Christian_Sound).[Samuel Eliot Morison](/source/Samuel_Eliot_Morison) (1975). ''History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 1: The Battle of the Atlantic September 1939 – May 1943.'' Boston: Little, Brown and Company. P. 62 ==Bibliography== *Spencer Apollonio, ''Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland'', 2008 *Frode Skarstein, ''“A cursed affair”—how a Norwegian expedition to Greenland became the USA’s first maritime capture in World War II.'' Norwegian Polar Institute, ==See also== *[Erik the Red's Land](/source/Erik_the_Red's_Land) ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/polar-record/article/norwegian-polar-year-and-radio-stations-in-east-greenland-193233/E4DFA87C49F9D464CFAE2B0F96453981 Norwegian Polar Year and Radio Stations in East Greenland, 1932–33] * [https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Torgilsbu-1933-34%3A-dagbok-f%C3%B8rt-av-radiostasjonens-Feyling/510664ac1d6d63dceff7f1f894485adbecccdc8e Anders Christian Feyling, ''Torgilsbu 1933-34: dagbok ført av radiostasjonens bestyrer''] * [http://www.schudak.de/timelines/greenland1721-1953.html The World at War - Greenland 1721 - 1953] Category:Ruins in Greenland Category:1932 establishments in Norway Category:History of Greenland Category:Meteorological stations {{greenland-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Torgilsbu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torgilsbu) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torgilsbu?action=history)). 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