In 1931
Norway sent two expeditions to establish hunting and
radio stations in Southeast Greenland. Led by Ole Mortensen, one of the expeditions went to Storfjord (
Kangerlussuaq Fjord) on ship
Signalhorn and built a hut there. Since hunting there was poor, Mortensen moved with his men to
Lindenow Fjord, where a Norwegian radio and meteorological station named Moreton was built from the mouth of the fjord in 1932. Meanwhile another Norwegian station was built in
Thorland and named
Finnsbu. In the same year Norway staked sovereignty claims in Southeast Greenland between 60°30'N —just north of
Nanuuseq, and 63°40'N —just south of
Odinland. Together with
Finnsbu and Storfjord further north, Torgilsbu became part of the Norwegian contribution to the
International Polar Year 1932–33.
Gino Watkins and his two companions,
Percy Lemon and
Augustine Courtauld, stopped at Torgilsbu during their open boat journey of around the
King Frederick VI Coast in the south of Greenland. The Norwegians gave them hospitality and helped them to repair their boats. ==Bibliography==