Greenland

The territory extends over 836,330 square miles (2,166,086 square kilometers) north of Canada with the ice sheet covering eighty-one percent of the landmass and most habitable areas located along ice-free coastal strips.

Viking explorers led by Erik the Red established Norse settlements on the southwestern coast during the late tenth century, which disappeared by the fifteenth century, while Inuit groups arrived in various migration waves starting around 2500 BC.

The indigenous population lives primarily from fishing and seal hunting, with modern techniques alongside traditional methods in use, while the Greenlandic language serves as an official language preserving cultural heritage.

Nuuk serves as the capital and main transportation hub with air connections from Iceland and Denmark, while summer months from June through August offer the most accessible travel period and cruise ships operate along the western coast.

The second largest ice sheet on Earth contains ten percent of global freshwater reserves, with individual icebergs reaching ages over 100,000 years and producing characteristic crackling sounds when melting as compressed air bubbles escape.

Location: Kingdom of Denmark

Capital city: Nuuk

Part of: Kingdom of Denmark, North America

Shares border with: Canada, Nunavut, Iceland, Norway

Website: https://naalakkersuisut.gl

GPS coordinates: 72.00000,-40.00000

Latest update: November 30, 2025 15:42