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The Port of Copenhagen

to and from Iceland, the “Gronlandske Handels Plads“ ( L . 7 ) , (the wharves of the Greenland Trading Company) with the whale-oil factory founded in 1922. Farther south and to the east lies “De Forenede Handels og Oplagspladser“ (United Storage Company) (K . 6 ) , where ships to and from the Faroe Islands and Iceland have their berths. The United Storage Company have here their large warehouses, from where a considerable business is carried on. Among other warehousing concerns in the neighbour­ hood may be mentioned “Wilders Plads“ and “Hans Just’s Magasiner“ . To the west are the quays of Havnegade (K . L . 6 ) , where passenger ships in great numbers berth; thus the vessels of the steamship company “0resund“ which operates an extensive passenger service between the various ports of the Sound. Furthermore, this is the berthage for two other steamship companies having a regular service to the island of Bornholm and for the boats of several minor com-

“0resund“ ships.

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