NORTH-EAST GREENLAND COMPANY NANOK
NANOK - Hochstetter station - 1996
About NANOK
North-East Greenlandic Company NANOK (Nordøstgrønlandsk Kompagni NANOK) is a private, voluntary, non-profit organisation founded in 1992.
The aim of Nanok is a.o. to contribute to disseminate knowledge of North-East Greenland and its cultural history and to contribute to securing the cultural monuments and buildings in the area.
The management board consist of Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen (director), Tommy Pedersen, Søren Rysgaard, Jesper Mølbæk Stentoft, Hasse Staunstrup, and Torben E. Jeppesen. Besides the before mentioned, a number of private individuals actively contribute to Nanok’s work. All work in Nanok is voluntary and unpaid.
As an organisation Nanok does not have any members - except the members of the board, so you cannot apply for membership.
Each summer, Nanok dispatches a field team of typically 6-10 participants divided into 2-3 teams who work in North-East Greenland for three to five weeks. The results of this work are documented and published in a field report. The expedition participants are chosen by the Board. In the years 1991-2025, a total of 223 Nanok's – or more than 90 private individuals – have been dispatched to North-East Greenland.
To perform its tasks, Nanok controls a considerable amount of expedition assets.
Nanok’s work is supported by the Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation.
Among Nanok’s many loyal partners and supporters are: Norlandair, Joint Arctic Command, Air Greenland, Arctic Research Centre (ARC), Arctic Science Partnership (ASP), Center for Ice-Free Arctic Research (CIFAR), Greenland Government, Greenland National Museum & Archives, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Royal Arctic Line (RAL), Sirius Dog Sledge Patrol, Defence Guard Mestersvig, and Stations- og Patruljetjenesten Grønland (SPG). Furthermore Nanok is supported by a number of private contributers.
Since 1991 Nanok has restored and maintained about 60 old culture historical buildings and for this achievement received much support and recognition, e.g. from the Greenland Selfrule and Greenland National Museum & Archives.
During 2003-2007 Nanok carried out a systematical registration of all more than 300 culture historical buildings in North-East Greenland. These registration were given without any charge to Greenland National Museum & Archives in Nuuk.
A major part of the registration material, including photos and GPS-positiona is publiced in the book "North-East Greenland 1908-60. The Trapper Era" (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, 2008)
Status of the huts
The present condition of the old huts is shown in these maps Statuskort Nord and Statuskort Syd. Localities marked with red or yellow are expected to be in a usable condition. Other localities marked with green or without marking (black) should not be expected to be usable.
North-East Greenlandic Company NANOK Station Ella Ø
Landing at Ella Ø requires prior written permission from Joint Arctic Command.
The Greenlandic authorities have granted NANOK an area allocation for a specific area (marked with red colour in the picture) of the Ella Ø station, including the houses: Ørnereden, Fjøset and Tolvmandsbarakken. NANOK is therefore authorized to organize and manage this area. As a result, no equipment, provisions or the like may be moved to or left in this area without prior written permission from NANOK (e-mail: nanok@xsirius.dk). All such material will be removed without prior notice. In the NANOK allocated area there is also sensitive scientific measuring equipment, which visitors must stay away from. Helicopter operations in the area will therefore not be permitted. Visitors are still welcome to make short visits to Ørnereden.
Contact Nanok
If you wish to contact Nanok or have questions regarding the old huts in North-East Greenland you are welcome to send us an e-mail.