Ole Jørgen Hammeken
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Ole Jørgen Hammeken (born 1956)[1] is a Greenlandic explorer and actor based in Denmark and Russia. He was born in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, and was the son of Maritha and Motzflot Hammeken.[2]
Ole Jørgen Hammeken | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 |
| Nationality | Greenlandic |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | polar explorer, actor |
| Parent(s) | Maritha and Motzflot Hammeken |
Career
Polar exploration
He participated in 2007 in the 'Global Warming Dogsled Expedition' – a journey of over 500 km (310 mi) up and over the Greenland ice sheet from Uummannaq Fjord to Ilulissat,[3] intended to draw people's attention to climate change and global warming.
In 2008, Hammeken completed a circumpolar voyage in a motorized open boat. In February 2009, Hammeken planned a centennial dog sled trip from northern Canada to the North Pole, 771 km (480 mi), one-way, minimum distance, retracing the footsteps of Robert Peary.[4][5] He is a member of The Explorers Club.[6]
Acting
In 2009 Hammeken played the lead role of Ikuma in Le Voyage D'Inuk, a French-Greenlandic film in the Greenlandic language. The film premiered on 20 April 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden.[7]
Personal life
In 1993 Hammeken returned from Denmark, having abandoned a judicial career, deciding to settle in Uummannaq. January 2013 Hammeken moved from Uummannaq.[2][8][9]
It is important to have all these things right because we were colonized so long ago, we can't remember what we forgot.
— Hammeken commenting on the Danish-to-Greenlandic name changes in cartography[10]
Hammeken is an advocate of traditional Greenlandic arts, preservation of dogsledding and historical hunting techniques.[11]
He has a daughter named Alexandra Pipaluk Hammeken born in 1993.
References
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