Aasiaat

Aasiaat āˈgəᵺəsmĭnˌə [key], town, Aasiaat dist., W Greenland, at the mouth of Disko Bay. It is the fourth largest town in Greenland. It was founded in 1759 and named for Hans Egede, a Norwegian missionary. A large shrimp-canning factory is there.

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