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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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The Greenland sharks examined in the study were caught between 2020 and 2024 with scientific long lines near the University of Copenhagen's Arctic Station on Disko Island, Greenland.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

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

From BBC Oct. 12, 2022

ILULISSAT, Greenland — From the top floor of a hotel here the view of Disko Bay, a vast inlet in western Greenland dotted with icebergs, was captivating.

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

I'll take no risks," said Disko, then—"not with him floatin' around so near.

From Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling

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