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Greenland Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(part of the Danish realm)

Location:

Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada

Map references:

Arctic Region

Area:

total area:

2,175,600 sq km

land area:

383,600 sq km (ice free)

comparative area:

slightly more than three times the size of Texas

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

44,087 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

3 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters

Terrain:

flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast

Natural resources:

zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, cryolite, uranium, fish

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

99%

Irrigated land:

0 sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island

international agreements:

Note:

dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast

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