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Wreck of the Hans Egede

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Wreck of the Hans Egede
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Wreck of the Hans Egede is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
The *Hans Egede* was a Danish whaling ship wrecked in 1731 near Spitsbergen. It was lost with its crew and cargo of whale products, contributing to the history of Arctic whaling ventures by Danish traders.

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