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Disko

British  
/ ˈdɪskəʊ /

noun

  1. an island in Davis Strait, off the W coast of Greenland: extensive coal deposits

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Ever since 2001 I noticed the winter seasons in Disko Bay didn't have as much ice," he says.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022

Like the others, she felt hopeful that the show would help raise awareness about Denmark’s relationship with Greenland, and she said she felt permanently altered by her encounters with those spectacular icebergs in Disko Bay.

From New York Times • May 26, 2022

Written sources reported that the Norse routinely rowed up to 1500 kilometers to walrus migratory grounds near Disko Bay in western Greenland.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 10, 2016

“In the old days, you could take your sled and go to Disko Island,” Dorph said.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 17, 2016

They would have willingly followed Marr through the entire group of rookeries, starting at Disko Island and winding up at the Pribilofs.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

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