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Arctic Region > Greenland > Geography

GREENLANDIC GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Climate
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Coastline 44,087 km [8th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Gunnbjorn 3,700 m Time series
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Atlantic Ocean 0 m Time series
Geographic coordinates 72 00 N, 40 00 W Time series
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 cap
Land use > Arable land 0% Time series [241st of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops 0% Time series [240th of 258]
Location
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Map references Arctic Region
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 3 nautical mile Time series [191st of 191]
Natural hazards
continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
Natural resources
coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Population density 0.03 people per sqkm [232nd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 0.14 people/m² Time series [204th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 410,450 km² Time series [58th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Gunnbjorn
Terrain
flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat

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