Kalaallit Nunaat Grønland Greenland
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit Nuna asiilasooq
Capital (and largest city)		Nuuk (Godthåb) 64°10′N, 51°43′W
Official languages		Greenlandic, Danish
Government		Parliamentary democracy (within constitutional monarchy)
-	Monarch	Margrethe II
-	Prime Minister	Hans Enoksen
Autonomous province of the Kingdom of Denmark
-	Home rule	1979
Area
-	Total	2,166,086 km² (13th) 836,109 sq mi
-	Water (%)	81.11
Population
-	Dec 2006 estimate	57,100 (200th)
-	Density	0.026 /km² (230th) 0.067 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2001 estimate
-	Total	$1.1 billion (not ranked)
-	Per capita	$20,0002 (not ranked)
HDI (n/a)		n/a (n/a) (n/a)
Currency		Danish krone (DKK)
Time zone		(UTC0 to -4)
Internet TLD		.gl
Calling code		+299
1	As of 2000: 410,449 km² (158,433 sq. miles) ice-free; 1,755,637 km² (677,676 sq. miles) ice-covered.
2	2001 estimate.

Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning "Land of the Kalaallit (Greenlanders)"; Danish: Grønland, meaning "Greenland") is a self-governing Danish province located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Though geographically and ethnically an Arctic island nation associated with the continent of North America, politically and historically Greenland is closely tied to Europe, specifically Norway and Denmark. In 1978, Denmark granted home rule to Greenland, making it an equal member of the Rigsfællesskab. It is the largest island in the world that is not also considered a continent. Greenland can mean: Greenland, a dependency of Denmark and an island adjacent to the North American continent Grønland (no. ... 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History

Main article: History of Greenland

Greenland was home to a number of Paleo-Eskimo cultures in prehistory. From AD 984 it has been colonized by Norse settlers who lived in two settlements on the west coast on the fjords near the very southwestern tip of the island. The Norse settlements thrived for the next few centuries, and then disappeared sometime in the 15th century after nearly 500 years of habitation.^[1] Hunting and whaling have always been important ways to make a living on Greenland. ... The Dorset culture preceded the Inuit culture in Arctic North America. ... Stonehenge, England, erected by Neolithic peoples ca. ... Look up AD, ad-, and ad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway Geirangerfjord, Norway A fjord (or fiord) is a long, narrow estuary with steep sides, made when a glacial valley is filled by rising sea water levels. ...

Data obtained from ice cores indicate that between AD 800 and 1300 the regions around the fjords of the southern part of the island experienced a relatively mild climate similar to today. Trees and herbaceous plants grew in the south of the island and the prevailing climate initially permitted farming of domestic livestock species as farmed in Norway.^[1] These remote communities thrived and lived off farming, hunting and trading with the motherland, and when the Norwegian kings converted their domains to Christianity, a bishop was installed in Greenland as well, subordinate to the archdiocese of Nidaros. The settlements seem to have coexisted relatively peacefully with the Inuit, who had migrated southwards from the Arctic islands of North America around 1200. In 1261, Greenland became part of the Kingdom of Norway. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... Nidaros was the old name of Trondheim, Norway, in the middle ages. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ...

After almost five hundred years, the Scandinavian settlements vanished, likely due to famine and increasing conflicts among the Norse themselves and with the Inuit during the fifteenth century. Main contributors to the demise of the Norse settlements appeared to have been destruction of the natural vegetation for farming, turf, and wood by the Norse and ensuing soil erosion and a decline in local temperatures during the Little Ice Age, as well as armed conflicts with the Inuit.^[1] The condition of human bones from this late period indicates malnutrition of the Norse population. It has been suggested that cultural practices, such as spurning fish as a source of food and reliance solely on livestock ill-adapted to Greenland's climate caused recurring famines, which along with environmental degradation resulted in the abandonment of the Greenland Norse colony.^[1] (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling occurring after a warmer era known as the Medieval climate optimum. ...

View from the air.

Denmark-Norway reasserted its latent claim to the colony in 1721. The island's ties with Norway were severed by the Treaty of Kiel of 1814, through which Norway was ceded to the king of Sweden, while Denmark retained all of her common overseas possessions: the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland, as well as Denmark-Norway's small territories in India (Tranquebar), West Africa (Danish Gold Coast) and the West Indies (Danish Virgin Islands). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (750x1000, 178 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (750x1000, 178 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The Treaty of Kiel, was a settlement between Sweden and Denmark-Norway on January 14, 1814, whereby the Danish king, a loser in the Napoleonic wars, ceded Norway to the king of Sweden, in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania. ... Tranquebar, 1600. ...  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb[1] West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ... The Danish Gold Coast was a part of the Gold Coast (roughly present-day Ghana), which is on the West African Gulf of Guinea (hence the territory is sometimes called Danish Guinea), which was colonized by the Danes, first by the Danish West India Company (a chartered company), later as... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... View over Charlotte Amalie The Danish West Indies (DWI; Danish: Dansk Vest Indien or De dansk-vestindiske Øer) or Danish Antilles, are a former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...

Norway occupied and claimed parts of (then uninhabited) East Greenland aka Erik the Red's Land in July 1931, claiming that it constituted Terra nullius. Norway and Denmark agreed to settle the matter at the Permanent Court of International Justice in 1933, where Norway lost. Map of East Greenland Tunu/Østgrønland (East Greenland) is one of the three counties (amt) of Greenland. ... Erik the Reds Land (Norwegian: Eirik Raudes land) was the name given by Norway to an area in East Greenland. ... Terra nullius (English pronunciation , Latin pronunciation IPA: ) is a Latin expression deriving from Roman Law meaning no mans land, i. ... The Permanent Court of International Justice, sometimes called World Court, was the international court of the League of Nations established in 1922. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During World War II, Greenland's connection to Denmark was severed on April 9, 1940 when Denmark was occupied by Germany. Through the cryolite from the mine in Ivigtût, Greenland was able to pay for goods bought in the United States and Canada. During the war the system of government changed. Eske Brun was governor and ruled the island via a 1925 law concerning the governing of the island where, under extreme circumstances, the governors could take control. The other governor, Aksel Svane, was transferred to the United States as leader of the commission to supply Greenland. The Sirius Patrol, guarding the northeastern shores of Greenland using dog sleds, detected and destroyed several German weather stations, giving Denmark a better position in the postwar turmoil. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with sodium hexafluoroaluminate. ... Ivittuut, in Danish Ivigtût has been a municipality in the south of West Greenland since 1951. ... Eske Brun (1904-1987) was born in Aalborg in the northern part of Jutland, Denmark. ... The SIRIUS Patrol (Danish: Slædepatruljen SIRIUS) is a Danish military dog sled patrol in Greenland, operationally under the Greenland Command and administratively under the Navy Operational Command. ... Dog sled A dog sled (or dogsled) is a sled pulled by one or more dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. ...

Greenland had been a protected and thereby very isolated society until 1940. The Danish government, which governed the colonies of Greenland, had been convinced that the society would face exploitation from the outside world or even extinction if the country was opened up. During World War II, though, Greenland developed a sense of self-reliance during its period of self-government and independent communication with the outside world. The Folketing in session. ...

However, a commission in 1946 (with the highest Greenlandic council Landsrådet as participant) recommended patience and no radical reformation of the system. Two years later the first step towards an alteration of the governing of Greenland was initiated when a grand commission was founded. In 1950 the report (G-50) was presented. Greenland was to be a modern welfare society with Denmark as the sponsor and example. In 1953, Greenland was made an equal part of the Danish Kingdom; home rule was granted in 1979. Devolution or Home rule is the pooling of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ...

Etymology

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The name Greenland comes from Scandinavian settlers. In the Icelandic sagas, it is said that Norwegian-born Erik the Red was exiled from Iceland for murder. He, along with his extended family and thralls, set out in ships to find the land that was rumoured to be to the northwest. After settling there, he named the land Grænland ("Greenland"), possibly in order to attract more people to settle there.^[2] Greenland was also called Gruntland ("Ground-land") and Engronelant (or Engroneland) on early maps. Whether green is an erroneous transcription of grunt ("ground"), which refers to shallow bays, or vice versa, is not known. It should also be noted, however, that the southern portion of Greenland (not covered by glacier) is indeed very green in the summer, and was likely even greener in Erik's time because of the Medieval Warm Period.^{[citation needed]} Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... The Icelandic Sagas are prose histories describing mostly events that took place in Iceland during the Age of Settlement. ... For other uses, see Erik the Red (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Ship (disambiguation). ... The Medieval Warm Period (MWP) or Medieval Climate Optimum theorizes that there was a time of unusually warm climate in the North Atlantic region, lasting from about the tenth century to about the fourteenth century. ...

Sovereignty

Norse Greenlanders submitted to Norwegian rule in the 13th century and in 1536 became a Danish dependency, along with Norway under the Kalmar Union which existed until 1814. At that time, the kingdom of Denmark-Norway found itself on the losing side of the Napoleonic Wars. In gratitude to Sweden for her assistance in defeating Napoleon (and as a consolation for the recent loss of Finland to Russia), mainland Norway and certain Norwegian territories were transferred to Sweden — thus, the personal union of Norway and Denmark ended. The dependencies of Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, however, remained part of the reorganised "Kingdom of Denmark." (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... The Kalmar Union flag. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, consisting of Denmark and Norway, including Norways possessions Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a term used for the two united kingdoms after their amalgamation as one state in 1536. ... Combatants Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Sicily  Spain[3]  Sweden United Kingdom[4] French Empire Holland Italy Naples [5] Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[6] Saxony[7] Denmark-Norway [8] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich João Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun Gebhard von... It has been suggested that Dynastic union be merged into this article or section. ...

In the early 20th century, the United States was believed to have claims made good by discovery and exploration of the Peary expeditions. Robert Edwin Peary (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole Peary was born in the Pittsburgh area town of Cresson, Pennsylvania. ...

In 1933, Norway attempted to claim eastern Greenland. The Permanent Court of Arbitration decided that the entire island belonged to Denmark. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), also known as the Hague Tribunal is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands. ...

Greenland became an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark in 1953. It was granted home rule by the Folketing (Danish parliament) in 1978. The law went into effect on May 1, 1979. The Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, remains Greenland's Head of State. Greenlandic voters subsequently chose to leave the European Economic Community upon achieving self-rule. Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Devolution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Folketing [], or Folketinget, is the national parliament of Denmark. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant of Denmark. ... For the comedy film of the same name, see Head of State (film). ... The European Community (EC), most important of three European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ...

Hans Island

Main article: Hans Island

There is an on-going diplomatic sovereignty dispute between Canada and Greenland (represented internationally by Denmark) over the tiny Hans Island. This Arctic territorial dispute concerns the governments of Canada and Denmark because the island is located in what will likely become a major shipping lane as polar ice recedes. Both nations have sent vessels to the region to emphasize their claim to sovereignty over the island. Hans Island, 1 August 2003, HDMS Triton Hans Island (Greenlandic/Inuktitut: Tartupaluk; Danish: Hans Ø; French: Île Hans) is a small, uninhabited barren knoll measuring 1. ... “Sovereign” redirects here. ... Hans Island, 1 August 2003, HDMS Triton Hans Island (Greenlandic/Inuktitut: Tartupaluk; Danish: Hans Ø; French: Île Hans) is a small, uninhabited barren knoll measuring 1. ... Arctic topography Under international law, no country currently owns the North Pole or the region of the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. ... Arctic shrinkage refers to the marked decrease in arctic ice levels in recent years. ...

Politics

Greenland's Head of State is the Danish Monarch, currently Margrethe II. The Queen's government in Denmark appoints a Rigsombudsmand (High commissioner) representing the Danish government and monarchy. This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant of Denmark. ... High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment. ...

Greenland has an elected parliament of thirty-one members. The head of government is the Prime Minister, who is usually the leader of the majority party in Parliament. The current Prime Minister is Hans Enoksen. A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modelled after that of the United Kingdom. ... The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ... List of Prime Ministers of Greenland Jonathan Motzfeldt (1979-1991) Lars Emil Johansen (1991-1997) Jonathan Motzfeldt (1997-2002) Hans Enoksen (2002-present) For leaders before this see: List of Governors of Greenland Categories: Lists of office-holders | Prime Ministers of Greenland ... Hans Enoksen (born in 1956) is the current Prime Minister of Greenland. ...

Unlike Denmark, Greenland is not part of the European Union, having left the European Community, one of the pillars of the EU, in 1985. The European Community (EC) was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ...

Geography and climate

Map of Greenland

Main articles: Geography of Greenland and Global warming

See also: Administrative divisions of Greenland, Territorial claims in the Arctic, and Arctic shrinkage

The Atlantic Ocean borders Greenland's southeast; the Greenland Sea is to the east; the Arctic Ocean is to the north; and Baffin Bay is to the west. The nearest countries are Iceland, east of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean, and Canada, to the west and across Baffin Bay. Greenland is the world's largest island, and is the largest dependent territory by area in the world. It also contains the world's largest national park. Download high resolution version (492x802, 66 KB)Greenland map, based on a CIA map. ... Download high resolution version (492x802, 66 KB)Greenland map, based on a CIA map. ... Outline Map of Greenland with ice sheet depths Greenland, the largest island in the world, is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. ... Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earths near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. ... Greenland consists of three counties (amt): Kitaa/Vestgrønland (West Greenland), Tunu/Østgrønland (East Greenland) and Avannaa/Nordgrønland (North Greenland). ... Arctic topography Under international law, no country currently owns the North Pole or the region of the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. ... Arctic shrinkage refers to the marked decrease in arctic ice levels in recent years. ... The Greenland Sea exists next to the Norwegian Sea. ... Baffin Bay, lying between Nunavut, Canada and Greenland. ... This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area. ... This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ... A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ... Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada A national park is a reserve of land, usually, but not always (see National Parks of England and Wales), declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ...

Southeast coast of Greenland

The total area of Greenland measures 2,166,086 km² (836,109 sq mi), of which the Greenland ice sheet covers 1,755,637 km² (677,676 sq mi) (81%). The coastline of Greenland is 39,330 km (24,430 mi) long, about the same length as the Earth's circumference at the Equator. Photo of the south-east coast of greenland taken with a Canon Ixus II File links The following pages link to this file: Greenland Categories: GFDL images ... Photo of the south-east coast of greenland taken with a Canon Ixus II File links The following pages link to this file: Greenland Categories: GFDL images ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Outline Map of Greenland with ice sheet depths. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... World map showing the equator in red In tourist areas, the equator is often marked on the sides of roads The equator marked as it crosses Ilhéu das Rolas, in São Tomé and Príncipe. ...

The weight of the massive Greenlandic ice cap has depressed the central land area to form a basin lying more than 300 m (1,000 ft) below sea level.^[3]

Icebergs at Cape York, Greenland

All towns and settlements of Greenland are situated along the ice-free coast, with the population being concentrated along the Western coast. The northeastern part of Greenland, which includes sections of North Greenland and East Greenland, is not part of any municipality, but is the site of the world's largest national park, Northeast Greenland National Park. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 527 pixelsFull resolution (3412 × 2246 pixel, file size: 4. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 527 pixelsFull resolution (3412 × 2246 pixel, file size: 4. ... Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and includes the following towns (Danish names in brackets): Asiaat Ittoqortoormiut (Scoresbysund) Kangaatsiak Kangerlussuaq (Sondre Stromfjord) Maniitsoq Nanortalik Narsaq Narsarsuaq Nuuk (Godthab) Paamiut (Frederikshab) Qaanaaq (Thule) Qaqortorq Qasigiannguit Qeqertarsuaq Sisimiut Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) Upernavik Uumannaq See also List of towns in Denmark Categories... Map of North Greenland Avannaa/Nordgrønland (North Greenland, also called Avannaarsua or Avanersuaq) is one of the three counties (amt) of Greenland. ... Map of East Greenland Tunu/Østgrønland (East Greenland) is one of the three counties (amt) of Greenland. ... Location in Greenland Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park in the world, with an area of 972,000 square kilometres. ...

At least four scientific expedition stations and camps had been established in the ice-covered central part of Greenland (indicated as pale blue in the map to the right), on the ice sheet: Eismitte, North Ice, North GRIP Camp and The Raven Skiway. Currently, there is a year-round station, Summit Camp, on the ice sheet, established in 1989. The radio station Jørgen Brøndlund Fjord was, until 1950, the northernmost permanent outpost in the world. Eismitte was the site of an Arctic expedition in the interior of Greenland that took place from July of 1930 through August of 1931, and claimed the life of noted German scientist Alfred Wegener. ... North Ice was the name of a research station of the British North Greeland Expedition (1952 to 1954) on the inland ice. ... Jørgen Brøndlund Fjord (occasionally: Brøndlund Fjord), located at the southern shore of the namesake fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland, was a radio station and until 1950 the northernmost permanent outpost of the world, at 82°11N, 30°45W. Since then, Alert in Canada holds...

A scene from South Greenland, near Nanortalik, where fjords and mountains dominate the landscape. Note the small iceberg in the foreground.

The extreme north of Greenland, Peary Land, is not covered by an ice sheet, because the air there is too dry to produce snow, which is essential in the production and maintenance of an ice sheet. If the Greenland ice sheet were to completely melt away, sea levels would rise more than 7 m (23 ft)^[4] and Greenland would most likely become an archipelago. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1446, 1331 KB) [edit] Summary Scenery from Ravnefjeldet, Nanortalik (Southernmost part of Greenland) on a clear December morning. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1446, 1331 KB) [edit] Summary Scenery from Ravnefjeldet, Nanortalik (Southernmost part of Greenland) on a clear December morning. ... Nanortalik is a municipality at the southern tip of Greenland, close to Cape Farewell. ... For other uses, see Iceberg (disambiguation). ... Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. ... Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. ... Outline Map of Greenland with ice sheet depths. ... Physics In physics, melting is the process of heating a solid substance to a point (called melting point) where it turns liquid. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The Mergui Archipelago The Archipelago Sea, situated between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland, the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands. ...

Between 1989 and 1993, U.S. and European climate researchers drilled into the summit of Greenland's ice sheet, obtaining a pair of two-mile-long (3.2 km) ice cores. Analysis of the layering and chemical composition of the cores has provided a revolutionary new record of climate change in the Northern Hemisphere going back about 100,000 years and illustrated that the world's weather and temperature have often shifted rapidly from one seemingly stable state to another, with worldwide consequences.^[5] The glaciers of Greenland are also contributing to global sea level rise at a faster rate than was previously believed.^[6] In February 2006, researchers reported that Greenland's glaciers are melting twice as fast as they were five years ago. According to satellite gravity measurements, the annual loss was estimated at 216 km³/yr (52 cubic miles per year) by 2005. Between 1991 and 2004, monitoring of the weather at one location (Swiss Camp) found that the average winter temperature had risen almost 6°C (approx. 10°F).^[7] Other research has shown that higher snowfalls from the North Atlantic oscillation caused the interior of the ice cap to thicken by an average of 6 cm/yr between 1994 and 2005.^[8] Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Ice Core sample taken from drill. ... Northern hemisphere highlighted in yellow. ... For the geological process, see Weathering or Erosion. ... For other uses, see Temperature (disambiguation). ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 450,000 years For current global climate change, see Global warming. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... The North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) is a complex climatic phenomenon in the North Atlantic Ocean (especially associated with fluctuations of climate between Iceland and the Azores). ...

However, a recent study suggests a much warmer planet in relatively recent geological times:

Scientists who probed two kilometers (1.2 miles) through a Greenland glacier to recover the oldest plant DNA on record said Thursday the planet was far warmer hundreds of thousands of years ago than is generally believed. DNA of trees, plants and insects including butterflies and spiders from beneath the southern Greenland glacier was estimated to date to 450,000 to 900,000 years ago, according to the remnants retrieved from this long-vanished boreal forest. That view contrasts sharply with the prevailing one that a lush forest of this kind could only have existed in Greenland as recently as 2.4 million years ago. The existence of those DNA samples suggest the temperature probably reached 10 degrees C (50 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer and -17 °C (1 °F) in the winter. They also indicated that during the last interglacial period, 116,000–130,000 years ago, when temperatures were on average 5 °C (9 °F) higher than now, the glaciers on Greenland did not completely melt away.^[9]

In 1996, the American "Top of the World" expedition found the world's northernmost island off Greenland: ATOW1996. An even more northerly candidate was spotted during the return from the expedition, but its status is yet to be confirmed. ATOW1996 is a small island that is documented as the northernmost land on earth. ...

In 2007, the existence of a "new" island was announced. Named Warming Island (Inuit: Uunartoq Qeqertoq), this island has always been present off the coast of Greenland, but was covered by an ice sheet. This ice sheet was discovered to be shrinking rapidly in 2002, and by 2007 had completely melted away, leaving the exposed island.^[10] Uunartoq Qeqertoq, Inuit for The Warming Island, is a newly discovered island (September,2005) off the east central coast of Greenland. ...

Topography

The Greenland ice sheet has shrunk noticeably since 1978.

About 81% of its surface is covered by ice, known as the Greenland ice sheet, the weight of which has depressed the central land area to form a basin lying more than 300 metres (984 ft) below the surrounding ocean. Approximately one-twentieth of the world's ice and one-quarter of the earth's surface ice is found in Greenland. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1250x1507, 45 KB) Follow the retreating Greenland ice-shelf/ice-cap since 1978. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1250x1507, 45 KB) Follow the retreating Greenland ice-shelf/ice-cap since 1978. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about water ice. ... Outline Map of Greenland with ice sheet depths. ...

Economy

Main article: Economy of Greenland

Greenland today is critically dependent on fishing and fish exports; the shrimp fishing industry is by far the largest income earner. Despite resumption of several interesting hydrocarbon and mineral exploration activities, it will take several years before production can materialize. The state oil company NUNAOIL was created in order to help develop the hydrocarbon industry in Greenland. Tourism is the only sector offering any near-term potential and even this is limited due to a short season and high costs. The public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays the dominant role in Greenland's economy. About half the government revenues come from grants from the Danish Government, an important supplement to the gross domestic product (GDP). Gross domestic product per capita is equivalent to that of the weaker economies of Europe. Economy - overview: Greenland suffered negative economic growth in the early 1990s, but since 1993 the economy has improved. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Superfamilies Alpheoidea Atyoidea Bresilioidea Campylonotoidea Crangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Nematocarcinoidea Oplophoroidea Palaemonoidea Pandaloidea Pasiphaeoidea Procaridoidea Processoidea Psalidopodoidea Stylodactyloidea True shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. ... Oil refineries are key to obtaining hydrocarbons; crude oil is processed through several stages to form desirable hydrocarbons, used in fuel and other commercial products. ... Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. ... NUNAOIL is the National Oil Company of Greenland founded in 1985 as a partnership between the Greenland Government and DONG Energy, the Danish National Oil Company. ... “Tourist” redirects here. ... This article is about GDP in the context of economics. ...

Greenland suffered economic contraction in the early 1990s, but since 1993 the economy has improved. The Greenland Home Rule Government (GHRG) has pursued a tight fiscal policy since the late 1980s which has helped create surpluses in the public budget and low inflation. Since 1990, Greenland has registered a foreign trade deficit following the closure of the last remaining lead and zinc mine in 1990. For Pb as an abbreviation, see PB. General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series Post-transition metals or poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish gray Standard atomic weight 207. ... General Name, symbol, number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Standard atomic weight 65. ...

Transportation

The major airport is Kangerlussuaq Airport on the West coast at Kangerlussuaq. Intercontinental flights connect mainly to Copenhagen. As of May 2007, Air Greenland has also initiated a seasonal route to and from Baltimore, USA^[11]. Also new for summer 2007, Air Iceland plans to fly between Keflavík and Nuuk three times a week.^[12] In addition to these routes there are scheduled international flights between Narsarsuaq and Copenhagen and between Kusuluk on the East coast to Reykjavík. Kangerlussuaq is the hub for domestic flights within Greenland. Air Greenland Boeing 757-200 at Kangerlussuaq Airport. ... Kangerlussuaq is a settlement in west Greenland at the head of a fjord of the same name. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Air Greenland Boeing 757-200 at Kangerlussuaq Airport. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United... Air Iceland Fokker F50 Air Iceland is a regional airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. ... Keflavík International Airport (Icelandic: Keflavíkurflugvöllur) (IATA: KEF, ICAO: BIKF) is the largest airport in Iceland and the countrys main hub for international transportation. ... A panoramic photo of Nuuk taken in October 2006 Location of the Nuuk municipality in Greenland Nuuk (The Cape in Greenlandic) (Danish: GodthÃ¥b, which translates to Good Hope in English, and was the name of the ship which brought the settlers) is the capital and largest city of the... Map of Greenland Narsarsuaq (variously spelled, the name is Greenlandic for Great Plain) was the principal city of Greenland in the times of Erik the Red whose farm Brattahlíð was nearby. ... This article is about the domestic airport; for the airport that serves international flights from Reykjavík, see Keflavík International Airport. ...

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Greenland

Greenland has a population of 56,361, of whom 87% are of Greenlandic nationality, built up by Kalaallit Inuit and Scandinavian Europeans^{[citation needed]}. The majority of the population is Evangelical Lutheran^{[citation needed]}. Nearly all Greenlanders live along the fjords in the south-west of the main island, which has a relatively mild climate^{[citation needed]}. Population: 56,375 (July 2005 est. ... Kalaallit is the Greenlandic term for the population living in Greenland. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... The European peoples are the various nations and ethnic groups of Europe. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Lysefjorden in Norway A fjord (pronounced FEE-ord or fyord, SAMPA: [fi:3:d] or [faI3:d]; sometimes written fiord) is a glacially overdeepened valley, usually narrow and steep-sided, extending below sea level and filled with salt water. ...

Languages

Main article: Kalaallisut

The official languages of Greenland are Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) and Danish, and most of the population speak both of the languages. Greenlandic is spoken by about 50,000 people, some of whom are monolingual. A minority of Danish migrants with no Inuit ancestry speak Danish as their first, or only, language. English is widely spoken as a third language. The Kalaallisut language (also called Greenlandic, Greenlandic Eskimo, or Greenlandic Inuktitut) is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Greenland and closely related to Canadian languages like Inuktitut. ... The Kalaallisut language (also called Western Greenlandic, Greenlandic Eskimo, or Greenlandic Inuktitut) is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Greenland. ... Monoglottism (Greek monos, alone, solitary, + glotta, tongue, language) is the condition of being able to speak only a single language. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The Greenlandic language is the most populous of the languages of the Eskimo-Aleut language family and it has as many speakers as all the other languages of the family combined. Within Greenland three main dialects are recognized: the northern dialect Inuktun or Avanersuarmiutut spoken by around 1000 people in the region of Qaanaaq, Western Greenlandic or Kalaallisut which serves as the official standard language, and the Eastern dialect Tunumiit Orasiaat or Tunumiutut spoken in eastern Greenland. Eskimo-Aleut languages Eskimo-Aleut is a language family native to Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and parts of Siberia. ... Inuktun (English: Polar Eskimo, Danish: Thulesproget, Greenlandic: Avanersuarmiutut) is the language of approximately 1000 indigenous Inughuit, inhabiting the worlds most northerly settlements in Qaanaaq and the surrounding villages in northern Greenland. ... The Kalaallisut language (also called Greenlandic, Greenlandic Eskimo, or Greenlandic Inuktitut) is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Greenland and closely related to Canadian languages like Inuktitut. ...

Culture

Main article: Culture of Greenland

The Greenland National Museum and Archives^[13] is located in Nuuk. The culture of Greenland has much in common with Inuit tradition, as the majority of people are descended from Inuit. ... A panoramic photo of Nuuk taken in October 2006 Location of the Nuuk municipality in Greenland Nuuk (The Cape in Greenlandic) (Danish: Godthåb, which translates to Good Hope in English, and was the name of the ship which brought the settlers) is the capital and largest city of the...

Sport

See also: Greenland national football team

Football (soccer) is the national sport of Greenland, but Greenland is not a member of FIFA. In January 2007, Greenland took part in the World Men's Handball Championship in Germany, finishing 22nd in a field of 24 national teams. First international  Faroe Islands 6 - 0 Greenland (Sauðárkrókur, Iceland; July 2, 1980) Biggest win Greenland 16 - 0 Sark  (St Martins, Guernsey, Channel Islands; July 1, 2003) Biggest defeat  Faroe Islands 6 - 0 Greenland (Sauðárkrókur, Iceland; July 2, 1980) Guernsey 6 - 0 Greenland (Hamnavoe, West Burra... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... This article is about an international football organization. ... The World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938. ...

Greenland competes in the bi-annual Island Games. The International Island Games Association (IGA) is an organization the sole purpose of which is to organise the Island Games, a friendly biennial athletic competition between teams from several islands. ...

See also

Denmark Portal

Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Rigsfællesskabet consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. ... There is by law, only 1 (one) service provider for tele communications and Internet in Greenland. ... Denmark had a colonial empire from the 18th century until the 20th. ... Being part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the foreign relations of Greenland are handled i cooperation between the danish goverment and greenlandic home rule authority. ... This is a history of the Kingdom of Denmark and the areas comprising modern day Denmark. ... The Kalaallisut language (also called Western Greenlandic, Greenlandic Eskimo, or Greenlandic Inuktitut) is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Greenland. ... This is a list of the 100 highest mountains in Greenland, ranked by height. ... The Greenland Homerule does not have control of Greenlands military or foreign affairs. ... Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and includes the following towns (Danish names in brackets): Asiaat Ittoqortoormiut (Scoresbysund) Kangaatsiak Kangerlussuaq (Sondre Stromfjord) Maniitsoq Nanortalik Narsaq Narsarsuaq Nuuk (Godthab) Paamiut (Frederikshab) Qaanaaq (Thule) Qaqortorq Qasigiannguit Qeqertarsuaq Sisimiut Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) Upernavik Uumannaq See also List of towns in Denmark Categories... The transportationin system in Greenland is very unusual in that it has no railways, no inland waterways and virtually no roads between towns. ... The University of Greenland (named Ilisimatusarfik, Kalaallit Nunaata Universitetia) is a university located in Nuuk, Greenland. ...

References

• Alley, Richard B. The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future. Princeton University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-691-00493-5
• CIA World Factbook, 2000
• Lund, S. 1959. The Marine Algae of East Greenland. 1. Taxonomical Part. Meddr Gronland. 156(1), pp.1-245.
• Lund, S. 1959. The Marine Algae of East Greenland. 11. Geographic Distribution. Meddr Gronland. 156, pp.1-70.
• Steffen, Konrad, N. Cullen, and R. Huff (2005). "Climate variability and trends along the western slope of the Greenland Ice Sheet during 1991-2004," Proceedings of the 85th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (San Diego).
• Bardarson, I. (ed. Jónsson, F.) "Det gamle Grønlands beskrivelse af Ívar Bárðarson (Ivar Bårdssön)", (Copenhagen, 1930).
• Willerslev et al, "Ancient biomolecules from Deep Sea Ice Cores reveal a Forested Greenland", Science, 317, 111ff (2007).

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Satellite photo of the Bering Strait, with the Diomede Islands at center. ... Shikotan (色丹島) (Shikotan in Japanese, Шикотан in Russian), one of the bigger islands of the Kuril Islands, located in the Sakhalin Oblast of Russia. ... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... Capital Ceuta City Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked  28 km²   Population  â€“ Total (2006)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked  75,861    2,709. ... Alborán Island The Isla de Alborán is a small island in the Alborán Sea, part of the western Mediterranean, about 50 kilometres north of the Moroccan coast and 90 kilometres south of the province of Almería, Spain. ... A satellite NASA World Wind caption of Isla Perejil seen as a tiny island (top middle) The Isla Perejil (Parsley Island in English; Arabic: Leila, night , local, i. ... 19th-century Spanish map showing the Chafarinas. Islas Chafarinas are a group of three small islands located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Morocco, 45 km to the east of Melilla and 3. ... Capital Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked  20 km²   Population  â€“ Total (2006)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked  66,871    3,343. ... 19th-century Spanish map showing the Peñón de Alhucemas Peñón de Alhucemas, or Lavender Rock, is one of the Spanish territories in North Africa off the Moroccan coast, along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera... 19th-century Spanish map showing the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera is one of the Spanish territories on North Africa off the Moroccan coast (Plazas de soberanía), along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island... Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ... Motto Our faith is our strength Anthem God Save the Queen Capital (and largest city) Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ... Motto: Research and Discovery Anthem: God Save the Queen Status British overseas territory Official language(s) - Commissioner Tony Crombie Administrator Michael Richardson Area 1,395,000 km² Population c. ... Motto Leo Terram Propriam Protegat(Latin) Let the Lion protect his own land or May the Lion protect his own land Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Grytviken (King Edward Point) Official languages English Government British overseas territory  -  Head of State Queen Elizabeth II  -  Commissioner Alan Huckle Area  -  Total 3... 1 Claims to sovereignty over territories in Antarctica are currently suspended under the Antarctic Treaty System. v • d • e Non-sovereign territories of Europe Dependent territories and autonomous regions Adjara (Georgia) · Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) · Åland (Finland) · Azores (Portugal) · Canary Islands1 (Spain) · Ceuta1 (Spain) · Crimea (Ukraine) · Faroe Islands (Denmark) · Gagauzia (Moldova) · Gibraltar (UK) · Greenland1 (Denmark) · Guernsey (UK) · Jersey (UK) · Madeira1 (Portugal) · Man, Isle of (UK) · Melilla1 (Spain) · Mount Athos (Greece) · Nakhchivan1 (Azerbaijan) · Vojvodina (Serbia) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only continent without a native population. ... “Sovereign” redirects here. ... Types of administrative and/or political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Official language Georgian Capital Batumi ISO code GE.AJ Head of the Government Levan Varshalomidze Area  - Total  - % water 2,900 km² n/a Population  - Total (1989)  - Density 392,432 135. ... Anthem God Save the Queen Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Occupied Areas) Sovereign Base Areas indicated in pink. ... “Aland” redirects here. ... Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem  (national)  (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do Heroísmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Carlos César Establishment  -  Settled 1439   -  Autonomy 1976  Area  -  Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi... Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... Capital Ceuta City Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked  28 km²   Population  â€“ Total (2006)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked  75,861    2,709. ... Motto Процветание в единстве(Russian) Protsvetanie v edinstve(transliteration) Prosperity in unity Anthem Нивы и горы твои волшебны, Родина(Russian) Nivy i gory tvoi volshebny, Rodina(transliteration) Your fields and mounts are wonderful, Motherland Location of Crimea (red) with respect to Ukraine (light blue). ... Anthem Gagauziya Milli Marşı Location of Gagauzia (purple) Capital (and largest city) Comrat Official languages Gagauz, Moldovan (Romanian), Russian Government  -  Governor Mihail Formuzal  -  Chairman of the Peoples Assembly Stepan Esir Autonomous region of Moldova  -  Created April 23, 1994  Area  -  Total 1,832 km²  707 sq mi  Population  -  19961 estimate... For other uses, see Madeira (disambiguation). ... Capital Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked  20 km²   Population  â€“ Total (2006)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked  66,871    3,343. ... Capital Karyes Official languages Koine Greek, Church Slavonic, Modern Greek, Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Bulgarian, Romanian (both liturgical and civil use), Modern Greek (civil use) Government  -  Head of State2 Dora Bakoyannis  -  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Area  -  Total 390 km²  150 sq mi  Population  -   estimate 2,250  Demonyms: Athonite, Hagiorite (English); Αθωνίτης, Αγιορίτης (Greek). ... This article is about the autonomous region. ... Vojvodina (red) is one of Serbias two autonomous provinces Capital (and largest city) Novi Sad Official languages Ethnic groups  2. ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... Unrecognized republics and territories Abkhazia (Georgia) · Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan)1 · South Ossetia (Georgia) · Transnistria (Moldova) · Northern Cyprus (Cyprus)2 The list of unrecognized countries enumerates those geo-political entities which lack general diplomatic recognition, but wish to be recognized as sovereign states. ... Capital Sokhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Georgian Government  -  Chairman, Cabinet of Ministers  -  Chairman, Supreme Council Temur Mzhavia Autonomous republic of Georgia  -  Georgian independence Declared Recognised 9 April 1991 25 December 1991  Currency Georgian lari (GEL) Anthem Aiaaira Capital Sukhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Russian1 Government  -  President Sergei Bagapsh  -  Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab... Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ or Yuxarı Qarabağ, literally mountainous black garden or upper black garden; Russian: Нагорный Карабах, translit. ... Anthem unknown Capital Tskhinvali Official languages Ossetian1 Government  -  President Eduard Kokoity  -  Prime Minister Yury Morozov De facto independence from Georgia  -  Declared November 28, 1991   -  Recognition none  Currency Russian ruble (RUB) Russian in widespread use by government and other institutions. ... For the region during the Second World War, see Transnistria (World War II). ... The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus(TRNC) {NOTE: the name is not accepted by UN} , in Turkish Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, is a self-proclaimed state occupying the northern third of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. ... Administered by the United Nations Kosovo (Serbia) UN and U.N. redirect here. ... For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... 1 Entirely on another continent but having sociopolitical connections with Europe. 2 Recognized only by Turkey. v • d • e West Nordic Council  Faroe Islands •  Greenland •  Iceland v • d • e Nordic Council Members Denmark · Finland · Iceland · Norway · Sweden Associates Åland · Faroe Islands · Greenland

The West Nordic Councils logo The West Nordic Council[1] is a cooperation forum of the parliaments and governments of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Faroe_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greenland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Nordic_Council. ... “Aland” redirects here. ...