Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country, but it is still governed in part by Denmark and considered to be a part of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 2009, Greenland transferred from a "home rule" to a "self rule" governing system which means that now, Greenland governs all of their own affairs except foreign policy which is still handled by Denmark.

The correct spelling for the west coast of Greenland is qeqertarsuatsiaq.

Because its closer to the equator.

Labrador is between Greenland and Newfoundland.

This is an incredibly controversial subject in academic circles. For example, a history student would probably give a completely different answer to one studying environmental science. I will give all the competing theories that I know of.

I'll begin with a short summary of events. The Icelandic Sagas and historical and archaeological evidence tell us that a Norse colony was founded in South Greenland around 985 AD. In 982 AD Erik the red was banished from Iceland for three years. During this time he sailed to Greenland and explored the island. Erik returned to Iceland in 984. Erik returned in 985, traveling with a fleet of 25 boats (only 14 of which made the journey). Two colonies were then set up on the South-west coast; the Eastern settlement and the Western settlement. It is generally accepted that Christianity came to Greenland around 1000 AD. In 1124 Arnald was appointed as the Bishop of Greenland. In 1261 the population of Greenland accepted the Overlordship of Norway. in 1282, the Greenland Norse paid Tithes to Rome in the form of polar bear hides and Walrus tusks. In 1341 the Bishop of Bergen was sent to Greenland to record churches. Norwegians sailed to the Western settlement this same year and found no one. They accused the 'skraeling' (inuit) of killing of destroying the settlement in their notes. We know the population must have died recently, as domestic animals were still alive. nevertheless, the Eastern Settlement remained alive for a while and the last record we have from Greenland is of a marriage there in 1408. This was reported in 1410 by Icelanders who had traveled there. What really happened to the Norse remains a matter of considerable debate and there are a number of competing theories.

The first theory is the most simple. The Norse may have simply left when they came to believe that living on Greenland was no longer a viable option for them. The problem with this theory is that the inuit were able to survive in Greenland, despite having come later. The difference is that the inuit developed techniques to adapt to the Greenland climate. Would the Norse not simply have adopted these techniques?

It is generally accepted that the Norse did not adapt to the conditions of Greenland like the inuit did. This in turn is split into various different theories. It is notable that there appear to be scarcely any fish bone remains in the Norse settlements. Jared Diamond suggests, in his best-seller 'Collapse' that it may have been a sort of taboo after Erik the Red came back from Greenland after getting food poisoning from the fish there. The most commonly cited reason for the Norse refusal to adapt is their religion. The Eastern settlement posessed 12 parish churches, a cathedral, a nunnery and a monastery. The western settlement contained four churches. The evidence (documentary as well) certainly indicates that the Greenland Norse were incredibly religious. This may explain a lot. Even today, if an inuit hunter teaches you how to hunt in the ice they will often tell you which prayers to say in advance. In the church's point of view this would be tantamount to filling your head with voodoo nonsense. it is therefore quite probable that the Norse were keen to keep their distance from the inuit. Archaeological evidence, at least, suggests that the Norse never adapted the kyaks, harpoons and fishing gear that their inuit neighbours used so successfully.

Another theory is that there were in fact open hostilities between the Norse and the Inuit. This is certainly what some of the records would have you believe. It is not all that hard to imagine, if the Norse attitude was anything similar to that mentioned above. It needs to be understood that, despite their economic isolation, the Norse saw themselves as European Christians and likely did not want to distance themselves from this identity. They may have even outright refused to trade with the Inuit. it is also possible that the Inuit did not take lightly to the Norse attitude and may have indeed taken some action against them. However, this is just conjecture. Nevertheless, it is almost certain (judging from the records) that the Norse saw the Skraeling (Cloth-Skin) as hostile savages and there must be some reason for this.

The economic isolation of Greenland is one factor that almost certainly did contribute to the eventual dying out of the Greenland Norse. It was written in the 13th century that 'all that is taken there (Greenland) is costly because it lies so far from other countries'. Furthermore, Greenlanders had to pay a heavy tax on their trade for the protection of the Norwegian king. Given Greenland's climatic conditions, trade would have reduced in the winter due to the hazard of sea ice. Greenland generally exported ivory and hides and imported timber, metal and clothes. Europe may have been unable to keep up trade with Greenland when it was hit by the black death in 1348 and it is quite possible that the link never quite recovered before it was too late.

Perhaps the most 'current' explanation for the decline of the Greenland Norse is the environmental one. The soil in Greenland is volcanic and therefore quite fertile, but erosion problems were not foreseen. When the vegetation cover is removes volcanic soils become extremely susceptible to erosion. This would have made it difficult on agriculture, as there was not enough harvest to feed the animals. Cows became so weak that they had to be carried inside in the winter and conditions simply grew worse as time went on. Indeed a series of cold years in the 1340s coincides with the end of the western settlement. Greenland also became more isolated to to surrounding sea ice. in 1492, the Pope complained that no bishop had been able to visit Greenland for 80 years because of the ice. The idea of how bad conditions became is illustrated by this quote from Eva Panagiotakopulu: "It seems the farmers were trapped in their house during a very long winter, ate their livestock then their dog and then their beds, prompting the flies to move from larder to bedroom" (The flies of which she speaks are puparia flies).

It is generally conceded that it was probably some combination of all the above factors which led to the eventual disappearance of the Greenland Norse, but the extent to which each factor played a part is the real debate. The consensus is generally that the Norse would have lived if they had borrowed the techniques of the inuit. However, that was not to be the case.

Greenland sharks have a unique adaptation that helps them stay warm in the frigid Arctic waters: they possess a high concentration of urea in their blood, which acts as an antifreeze and helps regulate their body temperature. Additionally, their slow metabolism and large body size reduce energy expenditure, allowing them to conserve heat more effectively. Their thick layer of fat also provides insulation against the cold. Together, these adaptations enable them to thrive in extreme environments.

In denmark we have a temperate climate, that means that in winter it is cold, and in the summer it is hot, but it also rains a lot etc.

I don't know how accurate my explanation is, but then look it up! (Temperate climate)

And right now, it rains in denmark. Which sucks!

The US does not want to risk relations with Denmark (the owner of Greenland), which could potentially risk all of its foreign relations as it would come off as an aggressive country. Also, Greenland has no significant importance to the US, so why would they want to take it?

Greenland's average summer temperature is around 5°C, although temperatures of 21°C have been recorded in Narsarsuaq in 2006.

And in ENGLISH that is 41Fahrenheit and temperatures of up to 69.8Fahrenheit

1,500 km

Greenland is smaller than the United States. Greenland has a total area of 2,166,086 kilometers2 or 836,109 square miles and the United States has a total area of 9,826,675 kilometers2 or 3,794,101 square miles.

3,307.15 miles

Well because the Mercator project is made to stretch out so Greenland stretches out and it bigger on the Robinson projection and this is the wrong answer have a good day folks lol jk this is the right answer ppl

The capital city of Greenland is Nuuk. It was formerly known as Godthaab and is located at the South West sector of the island on the West Coast facing Canada about 200 miles from the Southern most point.

The flight time for flights between the above places is 7 hours 16 mins

This is an approximate travel time (calculated in ideal conditions. The travel speed is 500 mph and 30 mins for take off and landing). The actual time might change depending on the flight path chosen, weather conditions, etc

Iceland is for almost 95% inhabited by native Icelanders. Of the remaining 5%, almost all hail from Greenland, the USA, Europe and South East Asia. Black people would mostly be black Americans serving on the US military base there.

Greenlandic Inuit (including mixed-race persons) make up approximately 85%-90% and Danish Greenlanders (meaning ethnic Danes who live in Greenland) constitute roughly 11% of the territory's population. Any remaining percentage is taken up by European and American minorities.

Greenland is the world's largest island. Three-quarters of the island is covered by the only contemporary ice sheet outside of Antarctica.

well Greenland was the first island open it was realy opened first if you go there. there is vikings but not like the football players of vikings the real vikings im talking about.you should know where is Greenland close to Canada its cool so yeah.ill show you how its made man.vikings were searching for a island they searched and searched and they said look an island. they went there and they called it Greenland.its made out of ice the vikings were hiding place so know one know's where is it.so this how its made.first, it was the first island grown.second,all the states came out and than the vikings were the first to come in the 50 states.thrid,they saw another island they called it markland. prince and the king and all the vikings lived there. there was a scary monster they saw it came in and riped all the vikings body but the king and prince killed the monster. very cool so its really real when you go to Greenland bye.

No, Denmark and Greenland are both constitutent countries within the Kingdom of Denmark.

Greenland is in the North Atlantic Ocean, to the northeast of Canada.

Baffin Bay is between Greenland and Baffin Island.