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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.
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Is Greenland a 1st 2nd or 3rd world country?
It has been considered 3rd world on some maps, but i don't believe so, due to Denmark having it.
What kind of plants grow in Greenland?
Greenland has a highly varied flora growing on its mountain-slopes, marshes and meadows. Greenland, mostly covered in stunted vegetation, yet teeming with wildflowers such as chamomile, dandelion, harebell, and Arctic poppies, and also wild berries in the lowland areas during summer.
Why was greeland called Greenland?
Greenland is an autonomous country, despite being located within the Kingdom of Denmark. The first name of this territory was given by Erik the Red, from Iceland, who had been exiled to that land, he named the place 'Groenland', which sounded as 'Green Land', because he had the hope the name would attract more people to his new settling.
Are Greenland and Canada a part of Europe?
Greenland is a self-governing province of Denmark in North America.
What continent controls the island of Greenland?
Greenland (Kalaallisut: Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Kalaallit")[6] is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe (specifically Norway and later Denmark) for more than a millennium. Greenland is, by area, the world's largest island that is not a continent.[7] With a population of 56,615 (January 2011 estimate) it is the least densely populated dependency or country in the world.[8]
Greenland has been inhabited, though not continuously, by Arctic peoples via Canada for 4500-5000 years.[9][10] In the 10th century, Norsemen settled on the uninhabited southern part of Greenland. In the 13th century, the Inuit arrived, and in the late 15th century the Norse colonies were abandoned. In the early 18th century contact between Scandinavia and Greenland was re-established and Denmark established rule over Greenland.
Greenland became a Danish colony (called Grønland) in 1814 after being under the rule of Denmark-Norway for centuries. With the Constitution of Denmark of 1953, Greenland became a part of the Danish Realm in a relationship known in Danish as Rigsfællesskabet (Commonwealth of the Realm). In 1979 Denmark granted home rule to Greenland, and in 2008 Greenland voted to transfer more power from the Danish royal government to the local Greenlandic government. This became effective the following year, with the Danish royal government in charge of foreign affairs, security (defence-police-justice), and financial policy, and providing a subsidy of DKK 3.4 billion, or approximately $11,300 per Greenlander, annually.
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What is it like living in Greenland?
From my point of view, its very nice to live here. It can be cold, but we have a beautiful nature, almost no bugs except for mosquitos and flys. We have some of the most purest water in the world. On the other site, the country have a real problem with suicide in every city.
The capital of Greenland is the city of Nuuk. This city is also the largest of the country. It's located in the southwestern coast of Greenland, near the Labrador Sea. Despite being a small city, Nuuk is an important industrial and services center.
Who are the native people of Greenland and arctic Canada?
The Vikings in the II century AD led by Leif Eriksson. Also some historians entertain the idea of a migration from Asia through the Bering Strait 12000 years ago when the sea levels were lower. This could account for the presence of asiatic traits in some ethnic groups.
How cold does it get in Greenland?
Greenland's climate is largely influenced by the presence of ice throughout the year. Greenland's summers are mild and bright, whereas, winters are freezing and dark. along the Greenland coast heavy snowfall is observed.
Is Greenland considered a European country?
Greenland is part of Denmark, and Denmark is part of the European Union.
How much is one dollar worth in Denmark?
Assumning we are talking about a US dollar then it is 5,2 Danish kroner. Note, that the general price level in Denmark is much higher than in the US.
What does Greenland belong to?
Greenland is in the northern hemisphere. It is located in the arctic circle and is among one of the northernmost land masses.
North America; but Greenland is an autonomous (self governing) area belonging to Denmark, which is in Europe.
Why Greenland is called land of midnight sun?
Type your answer here... because greenland is above the Arctic Circle
Every place that's less than about 1,620 miles from either the north pole or the south
pole has one occasion during the year when the sun stays up for more than 24 hours.
The closer you are to one of the poles, the longer that period is, and if you're exactly
AT either the north pole or the south pole, the sun stays up for 6 months.
In the northern hemisphere, that area includes a little more than half of Greenland,
a little less than half of Alaska, and large parts of Canada, Russia, Norway, Sweden,
and Finland.
All of that area is the 'Land of the Midnight Sun', because there's at least one
midnight during the year when the sun is up, and the closer to the pole you are,
the more consecutive midnights there are when the sun is up.
Greenland is located in the Arctic so what could this country be? Rich or poor? Well this big, far-north island is filled with mostly Inuit people and since they're from Greenland they are called Greenlander people.(I'm serious. Greenlander is the actual truth. I am not kidding. That's what the people are actually called.) The country's population is 57,000. Halibut and shrimp fishing and tourism is in Green- land. The country also is rich in minerals and it's waters may contain hydrocarbon reserves. The setting resources is very similar to the other Arctic island Iceland, the other far north country in the Arctic Ocean. The Greenlander people which live in small isolated villages, the banking sector is not a huge amount. (Iceland does not have a huge banking sector, either.) Unfortunately, Greenland's cities and towns such as Nuuk(Greenland's capital city) there are no roads between the cities and the towns. Travel in Greenland is only possible by planes or boats. Here's an answer: Yes, Greenland is poor. It does not have that much money to afford some stuff. Since the country is in the arctic there is not much money.
Is English popular language in Greenland?
The official language of Greenland is Greenlandic, an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken by about 57,000 people in Greenland and Denmark. Danish, also an official language until mid-2009, remains a language of higher education. English is widely spoken as a third language.
What is nickname of Greenland?
Kalaallit Nunaat. That's the greenlandic way of saying Greenland. Grønland. is the Danish way
Why does Greenland have a lot of ice?
This is because Erik the Red found it while he was banished from his home in Scandinavia for 3 years spending them traveling when he ran into green land. Since he was the first to see it he got to name it. He was very lonely there so he gave it an attractive name Greenland so people would join him.
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Supposedly, the settlers named the island "greenland" in order to entice immigrants to move there instead of moving to "Iceland" which they named to keep people from living there.
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Though it is surprising that the Vikings named this island Gronland, meaning green land, in the summer the southern coast is very green, and parts of the coast, especially the east, were even more lush a thousand years ago - many settlements packed up when the climate became colder between eight hundred and six hundred years ago.
