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.

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@vukalter And what about Britain, Greenland (http://bit.ly/uCd3X) and New Zealand? I definitely prefer colder places
liio (Josip) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:33:58 -0000
@vukalter And what about Britain, Greenland (http://bit.ly/uCd3X) and New Zealand? I definitely prefer colder places
Earth's Heat Adds to Climate Change to Melt Greenland Ice http://tinyurl.com/yjz84f
GrassrootzTv (GrassrootzTv) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:45:29 -0000
Earth's Heat Adds to Climate Change to Melt Greenland Ice http://tinyurl.com/yjz84f
@singapore_girls 'Cold as Greenland' – don't forget to feed cows - TheNewsTribune.com: 'Cold as Greenland' – don&..
kangsboutique (Kang's Boutique) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:20:28 -0000
@singapore_girls 'Cold as Greenland' – don't forget to feed cows - TheNewsTribune.com: 'Cold as Greenland' – don&..
Very northerly routing - north of Canada's North Coast. Routed north of Iceland and the middle of Greenland
damoski (damoski) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:54:50 -0000
Very northerly routing - north of Canada's North Coast. Routed north of Iceland and the middle of Greenland
Sea Kayaking Adventure Tour explores North West Coast of Greenland ... http://bit.ly/ona96
stephensmith3 (Stephen Smith) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:29:59 -0000
Sea Kayaking Adventure Tour explores North West Coast of Greenland ... http://bit.ly/ona96
Sea Kayaking Adventure explores North West Coast of Greenland #video http://ow.ly/AkJj
SportsJohn (John Tether) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:00:25 -0000
Sea Kayaking Adventure explores North West Coast of Greenland #video http://ow.ly/AkJj

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