Etymology

Hans Island

Today it means: A small island in the Nares Strait between Greenland and Canada, split between Canada and Denmark. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Hans Hendrik (1832–1889), a Kalaaleq interpreter and Artic explorer.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.