Bergen Greenland Company

The Bergen Greenland Company (Danish: Det Bergen Grønlandske Compagnie[1]) or Bergen Company (Bergenkompagniet[2]) was a Dano-Norwegian private corporation charged with founding and administering Danish-Norwegian colonies and trade in Greenland, as well as searching for any survivors from the former Norse settlements on the island. It operated from 1721 until its bankruptcy in 1727. Although the Bergen Company failed as a concern and both its settlements were destroyed and abandoned, it was ultimately successful in re-establishing sovereignty over Greenland.

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  2. ^ Culture Greenland. "Preliminary Studies in KGH's Photo-Archive Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine." Sisimiut Museum. Accessed 2 May 2012.