Who founded the city of Nuuk?
Claus Paarss
Hans Egede
King Frederick V of Denmark
Leif Erikson
Answer
Nuuk was founded by the Dano-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede in 1728. He relocated from the earlier Hope Colony where he arrived in 1721. The new colony was placed at the Inuit settlement of Nûk and was named Godthaab ("Good Hope").
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