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Greenland ( Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced [kalaːɬːit nʉnaːt]; Danish: Grønland, pronounced [ˈkʁɶnˌlænˀ]) is a North American autonomous territory [14] of the Kingdom of Denmark. [15] It is the larger of two autonomous territories within the Kingdom, the other being the Faroe Islands; the citizens of both territories are ...
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Feb 25, 2021 · Outline Map. Key Facts. Flag. Covering an area of 2,166,086 sq. km (836,330 sq mi), Greenland (about 80% of which is ice-covered) is the world’s largest (non-continent) island, located between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. As observed on the physical map of Greenland above, the coastline is rugged, mountainous, and for the most part, barren.
- Nuuk (Godthaab)
- 56,225
- 2,166,086.00 km 2
- 2,166,086.00 km 2
Categories: autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, electoral unit, island country, dependent territory and locality. Location: North America. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center. 72° north. Longitude of center. -40° or 40° west. Population. 57,600.
Apr 9, 2024 · Greenland’s major physical feature is its massive ice sheet, which is second only to Antarctica’s in size. The Greenland Ice Sheet has an average thickness of 5,000 feet (1,500 metres), reaches a maximum thickness of about 10,000 feet (3,000 metres), and covers more than 700,000 square miles (1,800,000 square km)—over four-fifths of Greenland’s total land area.
The entire island is north of the 10°C isotherm and the arctic treeline. [1] The main island of Greenland has an area of 822,700 square miles (2,130,800 square kilometers), which makes it the world's largest island. [2] Politically, Greenland (and its surrounding minor islands) is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Geography - note. dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice sheet after that of Antarctica covering an area of 1.71 million sq km (660,000 sq mi) or about 79% of the island, and containing 2.85 million cu km (684 ...
Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953.
