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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
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	72 00 N, 40 00 W
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%		[241st of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[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		[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		[204th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	410,450 km²		[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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