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Area > Comparative slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Climate arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Definition: Geography > Climate
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Coastline	44,087 km		[8th of 271]
Definition: Geography > Coastline
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Gunnbjorn 3,700 m
Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Lowest point
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	72 00 N, 40 00 W
Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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
Definition: Geography > Geography > Note
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	0%		[241st of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[240th of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Permanent crops
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Location Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Definition: Geography > Location
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Map references	Arctic Region
Definition: Geography > Map references
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Definition: Geography > Maritime claims > Continental shelf
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[191st of 191]
Definition: Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural hazards continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
Definition: Geography > Natural hazards
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural resources coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Definition: Geography > Natural resources
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	0.03 people per sqkm		[232nd of 256]
Definition: Geography > Population density
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	0.14 people/m²		[204th of 204]
Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km	410,450 km²		[58th of 206]
Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km
Source: World Development Indicators database
tallest mountains > Mountain	Gunnbjorn
Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain
Source: World Development Indicators database
Terrain flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast
Definition: Geography > Terrain
Source: Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

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