For other places named Greenland, see Greenland (disambiguation).

Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning "the humans' land"; Danish: Grønland, meaning "Greenland") is a self-governed Danish territory. Though both geographically and ethnically it is an Arctic island nation near to and associated with the continent of North America, politically and historically, Greenland is closely associated with Europe. 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.

About 81% of its surface is covered by ice, known as the Greenlandic ice cap, the weight of which has depressed the central land area to form a basin lying more than 1,000 ft m below the surrounding ocean. Nearly all Greenlanders live along the fjords in the south-west of the main island, which has a milder climate. Most Greenlanders have both Kalaallit (Inuit) and Scandinavian ancestry, and speak Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) as their first language. Greenlandic is spoken by about 50,000 people, which is more than all the other Eskimo-Aleut languages combined. A minority of Danish migrants with no Inuit ancestry speak Danish as their first language. Both languages are official, with the West Greenlandic dialect forming the basis of the official form of Greenlandic.

More on [ Greenland ]

Greenland - Twitter Search

@bdsexton Region 6? I don't even know what region 6 is... Greenland, perhaps? ;-p
japchap (Jeff Chapman) Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:53:11 -0000
@bdsexton Region 6? I don't even know what region 6 is... Greenland, perhaps? ;-p
Iceberg cruise in Ilulissat, Disco Bay, Greenland http://ff.im/62xEE
comawe (Connie Westergaard) Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:25:57 -0000
Iceberg cruise in Ilulissat, Disco Bay, Greenland http://ff.im/62xEE
@LAO20 Assume anything that ends in -land is far. KiddieLand, SafariLand, OaklLand, DisneyLand, GreenLand...
guerohernandez (Guero Hernandez) Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:51:41 -0000
@LAO20 Assume anything that ends in -land is far. KiddieLand, SafariLand, OaklLand, DisneyLand, GreenLand...
http://twitpic.com/cffpb - Aug 2 - @fatpaddler out early (as usual) testing the greenland inspired BD Aloonaq Paddle.
Syd_Harb_Kayaks (Sydney Harbour Kayak) Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:38:46 -0000
http://twitpic.com/cffpb - Aug 2 - @fatpaddler out early (as usual) testing the greenland inspired BD Aloonaq Paddle.
S.o.T.d{"Overtme"-M.I.G.} produced by My Homie ChuCk.Z from GREENLAND!!!...Bodied Yesterdays Show as well...1st time Doing that song LIVE!!!
80_MIG (SchoolStreet 80caker) Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:23:27 -0000
S.o.T.d{"Overtme"-M.I.G.} produced by My Homie ChuCk.Z from GREENLAND!!!...Bodied Yesterdays Show as well...1st time Doing that song LIVE!!!
Arctic Ice Melt Caught on Video: Greenland's Petermann Glacier is poised to lose a Manhattan-sized chunk, and the Nares http://url4.eu/A1mL
sciencedan (Sciencedan) Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:22:11 -0000
Arctic Ice Melt Caught on Video: Greenland's Petermann Glacier is poised to lose a Manhattan-sized chunk, and the Nares http://url4.eu/A1mL

Subscribe to Greenland RSS feed