Ritenbenck | |
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Coordinates: 69°46′1.2″N 51°19′1.2″W / 69.767000°N 51.317000°W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Greenland |
Municipality | Avannaata |
Time zone | UTC-03 |
Ritenbenck, Ritenbenk or Ritenbench (Greenlandic: Appat) is a former settlement on Appat Island in Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The island is located in the Uummannaq Fjord.
Ritenbenck was founded in 1755 by the General Trade Company.[1] The name was an anagram of the GTC's then-chairman Christian August Berckentin (1694–1758).[2]