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 Tasiilaq, Greenland
Angisoq, Greenland
Aputiteeq, Greenland
Narsarsuaq, Greenland
Constable Pynt, Greenland
Daneborg, Greenland
Danmarkshavn, Greenland
Egedesminde, Greenland
Frederikshaab, Greenland
Groennedal, Greenland
Godthaab / Nuuk, Greenland
Holsteinsborg, Greenland
Julianehaab, Greenland
Jacobshavn Lufthavn, Greenland
Kulusuk Lufthavn, Greenland
Cape Tobin Automated Reporting Station,
Greenland
Prins Christian Sund, Greenland
Scoresbysund, Greenland
Sdr Stroemfjord, Greenland
Thule A. B., Greenland
Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic
Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Geographic coordinates: 72 00 N, 40 00 W
Map references: Arctic Region
Area:
total: 2,175,600 sq km
land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,700 sq km ice-free, 1,833,900
sq km ice-covered) (est.)
Area - comparative: slightly more than three times the size
of Texas
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 44,087 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm
Climate: arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Terrain: flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but
a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Gunnbjorn 3,700 m
Natural resources: zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum,
gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 1%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 99% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds
of the island
Environment - current issues: protection of the arctic environment;
preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling;
note - Greenland participates actively in Inuit Circumpolar Conference
(ICC)
Geography - note: dominates North Atlantic Ocean between
North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements
along coast; world's second largest ice cap
Background: The world's largest island, about 84% ice-capped,
Greenland was granted self-government in 1978 by the Danish parliament.
The law went into effect the following year.
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