Thule

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Thule stands for:

Geographically:

  • Thule (Myth) , mythical island in Northern Europe, first mentioned by Pytheas
  • Presumed old name for Scandinavia
  • Trading station in Greenland in the town of Uummannaq (Dundas) named after the mythical island , then transferred to the town itself as the European name
    • Thule Air Base , US air force base near Uummannaq (Dundas)
    • Thule District, complete northwestern region of Greenland, see Avanersuaq
    • Qaanaaq , successor place for the abandoned Uummannaq (Dundas), the European name passed on to today's city.
  • Southern Thule Islands , archipelago within the South Sandwich Islands
    • Thule Island , a small island in the group of the Southern Thule Islands (also known as Morrell Island)
  • Thule (Groß Lassowitz) , a village in the municipality of Groß Lassowitz in the powiat Kluczborski (Kreuzburg district) in the Polish Voivodeship of Opole
  • Thule Islands , archipelago in the Southern Orkney Islands, Antarctica

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