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Introduction - Greenland: | Location - Greenland: | Location | Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada | | Geographic coordinates | 72 00 N, 40 00 W | | Map references | Arctic Region | | Area | total: 2,166,086 sq km
land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.) | | Area comparative | slightly more than three times the size of Texas | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 44,087 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line | | Climate | arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters | | Terrain | flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Gunnbjorn 3,700 m | | Natural resources | coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas | | Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island | | Environment current issues | protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting | | Geography note | dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast, but close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; worlds second largest ice cap | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |