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The national flag of Denmark is red with a white Nordic cross,which means that the cross extends to the edges of the flag and the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side.
The flag of Greenland was designed by Greenland native Thue Christiansen. It features two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red (bottom) with a counter-changed red-and-white disk slightly to the hoist side of centre. The entire flag measures 18 by 12 parts;each stripe measures 6 parts;the disk is 8 parts in diameter,horizontally offset by 7 parts from the hoist to the centre of the circle,and vertically centered.
Dannebrog may refer to:
Lars-Emil Johansen is a Greenlandic politician who served as the second prime minister of Greenland from 1991 to 1997,and Speaker of the Inatsisartut from 2013 to 2018.
The Greenland Dog is a large breed of husky-type dog kept as a sled dog. They were brought from Siberia to North America by the Thule people 1,000 years ago,along with the Canadian Eskimo Dog. The Canadian Eskimo Dog is considered the same breed as the Greenland Dog since they have not yet diverged enough genetically to be considered separate breeds,despite their geographic isolation.
The Order of the Dannebrog is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808,membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank,who formed a single class known as White Knights to distinguish them from the Blue Knights who were members of the Order of the Elephant. In 1808,the Order was reformed and divided into four classes. The statute of the Order was amended in 1951 by a Royal Ordinance so that both men and women could be members of the Order. Today,the Order of the Dannebrog is a means of honouring and rewarding the faithful servants of the modern Danish state for meritorious civil or military service,for a particular contribution to the arts,sciences or business life,or for working for Danish interests.
Hugo Egmont Hørring was a Danish politician,a member of the Højre political party. He was Council President of Denmark from 1897 to 1900 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hørring.
The Northern Inspectorate of Greenland,also known as North Greenland,was a Danish inspectorate on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the northwest coast of the island.
Thomas Vilhelm Garde was a Danish naval officer,distinguished for his explorations in Greenland.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) rights in Greenland are some of the most extensive in the Americas and the world,relatively similar to those in Denmark proper in Europe. Same-sex sexual activity is legal,with an equal age of consent,and there are some anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBT people. Same-sex couples had access to registered partnerships,which provided them with nearly all of the rights provided to married opposite-sex couples,from 1996 to 2016. On 1 April 2016,a law repealing the registered partnership act and allowing for same-sex marriages to be performed came into effect.
Lars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2022. He previously served as the 25th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2019. He was the leader of the liberal Venstre party from 2009 to 2019.
Count Eigil Knuth was a Danish explorer,archaeologist,sculptor and writer. He is referred to as the Nestor of Danish polar explorers. His archaeological investigations were made in Peary Land and adjacent areas of High Arctic Greenland. Knuth was made a Knight of the Dannebrog.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Greenland since 1 April 2016. Same-sex marriage legislation passed the Inatsisartut unanimously on 26 May 2015. Approval by the Folketing followed on 19 January 2016,and the law received royal assent on 3 February. The first same-sex marriage was performed in Nuuk on 1 April.
Wilhelm August Graah (1793–1863) was a Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer. Graah had mapped areas of West Greenland when he,in 1828–30,was sent by King Frederick VI of Denmark on an expedition to the unmapped eastern coast with the purpose to search for the lost Eastern Norse Settlement.
Søren Hald Møller was the High Commissioner of Greenland. He has a master's degree in social science from Aalborg University,which he received in 1984. He is married to Tukummeq Qaavigaq. In 2007 he became a Knight of the Dannebrog.
The Joint Arctic Command is a direct Level II authority in the Danish Defence. Joint Arctic Command's primary mission in peacetime is to ensure Danish sovereignty by monitoring the area around the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The command also handles tasks such as fisheries inspection,search and rescue (SAR),patient transport and other tasks that support the civil society. In short,the Joint Arctic Command handles military tasks,coast guard duties and disaster response - all in one organisation.
Steen Spore was a Danish official who was the second High Commissioner of Greenland,holding this position from 1 August 1992 to 1 July 1995. After his departure,he became a 1st order knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Dannebrog Island is an uninhabited island of the King Christian IX Land coast,Sermersooq municipality,southern Greenland.
Revaltoppe is one of the highest mountains in Queen Louise Land,NE Greenland. The peak is located in the King Frederick VIII Land area of northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Kristian Pihl Lorentzen is a Danish politician and author,who is a former member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election.
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