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Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous nation within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is part of the North American continent situated between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
509 Questions
How long is the flight from the US to Greenland?
It depends on where in the US to where in Greenland.
Who owned Greenland in World War 2?
Greenland was owned by the United States even thought it was owned by denmark before that.
What continent is Greenland in?
Greenland is part of the North American Plate, so that makes it part of the Continent of North America, although it is considered to be European as it is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Eric the Red was a Viking explorer who was the first European in Greenland. He sailed from Iceland in 982 and led a group of colonists to Greenland in 986. The Vikings used long wooden ships (called knorrs); these ships had a large, square sail on a central mast. Eric the Red (also called Erik Thorvaldson, Eirik Raude, or Eirik Torvaldsson) was born in Norway, but his family settled in western Iceland, after his father, Thorvald Asvaldsson, was banished for murdering a man. Eric later killed two men in Iceland and was banished from Iceland for three years. After hearing of the discovery by Gunnbjorn Olfsson of some islands that lay west of Iceland, Eric decided to sail to these islands during his banishment. With a crew, he sailed due west from from the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in 982. He found Gunnbjorn's islands (off eastern Greenland near what is now Angmagssalik) and then landed on the coast of eastern Greenland. He named this harsh place Midjokull (which means "middle glacier"). Eric then sailed south and rounded the southern tip of Greenland (Cape Farewell). He again landed on the southwestern coast (this area would later be called Eystribygd, meaning the Eastern Settlement). After spending the winter on "Erik's Island," he sailed up Erik's fjord. He spent the two following winters at the southern tip of Greenland, exploring the area. In 985, Eric's banishment from Iceland was over, so he returned to Breidafjord, Iceland. He called this new land Greenland (even though it was covered with ice) to make it sound nicer than it was and encourage settlement (Eric was feuding with many people on Iceland and wanted to start a new settlement without his enemies). Eric and 400 to 500 settlers in 14 ships arrived to settle Greenland in 986. They settled in Brattahlid (now called Julianehåb), the Eastern Settlement and Godthab (or Nuuk), the Western Settlement. After doing well for a while, the settlements experienced unusually cold weather. Some of the settlers returned to Iceland (the last recorded voyage between Iceland and Greenland was in 1410), but the rest of the settlers disappeared. It is thought that either the Inuit people attacked the settlers or they died from epidemics and starvation. Eric had a daughter, Freydis, and three sons, the explorer Leif Ericsson, Thorvald, and Thorsteinn. Eric died sometime during the winter of 1003-1004.
Does Greenland have a higher elevation than Australia?
Greenland has a higher elevation than Australia. Greenland's highest point is Gunnbjorn 3,700 m Australia's highest point is Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m
How many people live with AIDS in Greenland?
There are no statistics available on the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Greenland. It is estimated that 100 people have HIV/AIDS in Greenland.
What is Santa's name in Greenland?
Santa Claus usually retains the name Santa Claus, or Saint Nicholas, or Father Christmas, whatever name is used by the researchers' culture.
You can see all the translations of 'Santa Claus', below.
What are the cultural differences between areas that were covered by ice and those that were not?
Covered regions tended to industrialize earlier OR
Industrialization occurred earlier in areas that had been covered.
Where is telephone country code 00299?
Telephone country codes never begin with zero.
Country code +299, dialed as 00 299 from many places, is Greenland.
Country code +99, dialed as 002 99 from many places, is an incomplete code for one of the former Soviet republics in central Asia, or for a transnational telephone service. You need one more digit to identify the country or service. For example, +992 is Tajikistan.
To avoid confusion, it is best to write an international telephone number in correct international format, beginning with the plus symbol and the correct telephone country code (e.g., +299 or +992), omitting any dialing prefix.
(The plus signmeans "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
Is there such thing as a Greenland sleeper?
Yes it is a shark that lives in the arctic circle and is very rare thanks to a virus that makes this green glowy stuff come from its eyes
What is mattak in Greenland and what it is made from and what do people say it tastes like?
what is mattak made from
Who found and colonized Greenland?
Leif Erikson did. His nickname was Leif the Lucky. He named Greenland Greenland because the name Greenland sounded like a warm, sunny place with green plant life in it. But, Greenland is VERY cold. The people who settled there probably mad at Leif when they found out what frigid temperatures they would be living in.
What is the official name of Greenlands's capital?
Nuuk since 1979 when they were granted home rule by Denmark.
How thick is the Greenland ice cap?
Ice the pole it is approximately 2,700 meters, or more than 9,000 feet thick.
