Grönland landmassa
It is now drifting in a remote area called the Nares Strait between Greenland and Canada.
On Disko Island in the far-west, there are thousands of small hot springs. A new settlement is established near present-day capital, Nuuk.
1940 - Denmark is occupied by Germany during World War Two.
1941-1945 - United States occupies Greenland to defend it against a possible invasion by Germany.
1950 - Denmark agrees to allow the US to regain the use of Thule Air Base which is greatly expanded between 1951 and 1953 as part of a Nato Cold War defence strategy.
1985 - Greenland leaves the European Economic Community (EEC) over disagreement with EEC commercial fishing regulations and an EEC ban on seal skin products.
1999 - Danish High Court rules that Inuit were illegally exiled from their land in northern Greenland in 1953 to expand US airbase at Thule but denies them right of return.
2008 - Greenlanders vote in referendum for more autonomy, greater control over energy resources and granting Kalaallisut or Western Greenlandic status of official language in place of Danish.
2010 - Greenland's ice sheet is shrinking faster and making a bigger contribution to rising sea levels, a study in the journal Science confirms.
2013 - Greenland ends the territory's 25-year ban on the mining of radioactive materials such as uranium, leading to a boom in mineral resource exports.
2021 - Greenland bans all new oil and gas exploration in its territory.
In 986 he returns with settlers.
14th-15th Centuries - Norse settlements disappear, perhaps at the onset of the Little Ice Age as temperatures fall significantly.
1721 - An expedition led by Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede sees new Danish colonisation. It is also one of the least densely populated regions in the world.
Greenland shares its maritime borders with Canada, Iceland and Norway.
Regional Maps: Map of North America
Outline Map of Greenland
Key Facts
| Legal Name | Greenland |
|---|---|
| Flag | |
| Capital City | Nuuk (Godthaab) |
| 64 11 N, 51 45 W | |
| Total Area | 2,166,086.00 km2 |
| Land Area | 2,166,086.00 km2 |
| Water Area | N/A |
| Population | 56,225 |
| Currency | Danish kroner (DKK) |
| GDP | $3.05 Billion |
| GDP Per Capita | $54,470.96 |
This page was last updated on February 25, 2021
Greenland profile
Some key dates in Greenland's history:
982 - Greenland discovered by the Norwegian, Erik the Red, who calls his discovery "Greenland" to make it more attractive.
There are scattered small (summer lakes) across Greenland, all the result of glacier melt. Recently, a chunk of ice broke off the Peterman; an area of ice 100 sq. Greenland is positioned both in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth.
1953 - Greenland becomes an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
1968 - A USAF B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons crashes near Thule.
Additional islands are expected to be discovered if that melting trend continues. It is the administrative and the largest cultural and economic center of the island country.
There are about 20 rivers in Greenland.
Mountain ranges, either partly or totally buried by ice, fringe the toothy-edged coast.
As observed on the physical map of Greenland above, the coastline is rugged, mountainous, and for the most part, barren.
Decades later, a BBC report says that despite earlier US claims to the contrary, searchers were only able to locate three of the four hydrogen bombs, external.
1979 - Greenland attains home rule following a referendum. King Frederik changes the royal coat of arms to feature more prominently Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Greenland Map
Map of Greenland with towns
Administrative map of Greenland
Topographic map of Greenland
Greenland physical map
Greenland political map
Greenland location on the Europe map
Greenland location on the North America map
Capital:Nuuk.
Area: 836,330 sq mi (2,166,086 sq km).
Population: ~ 56,000.
Largest cities: Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Qaqortoq, Maniitsoq, Tasiilaq, Uummannaq, Narsaq, Paamiut, Nanortalik, Upernavik, Qasigiannguit, Qeqertarsuaq, Qaanaaq, Kangaatsiaq, Kangerlussuaq, Kullorsuaq, Ittoqqortoormiit, Kangaamiut.
Official language: Greenlandic.
Currency: Danish krone (DKK).
Municipalities of Greenland: Avannaata, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, Sermersooq.
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