Greenland

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Greenland is the world’s largest island, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, known for its vast Arctic landscapes and extensive ice sheet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous territory
constituent country
island
area about 2166000 square kilometres
areaRank world’s largest island
autonomyStatus autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark
borderedBy Arctic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
callingCode +299
capital Nuuk
climate Arctic climate
subarctic climate in some coastal areas
continent North America
currency Danish krone
currentMonarch King Frederik X of Denmark
demonym Greenlander
drivesOn right
ethnicGroup Danes
linked to: Scandinavians

Inuit
governmentType parliamentary democracy
hasNationalPark Northeast Greenland National Park
headOfState Monarch of Denmark
highestElevation about 3694 metres
highestPoint Gunnbjørn Fjeld
iceSheetCoverage about 80 percent of land area
ISO3166-1Alpha2 GL
largestCity Nuuk
largestNationalPark Northeast Greenland National Park
legislature Inatsisartut
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Arctic region
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
majorIndustry fishing
hunting
tourism
naturalFeature Greenland ice sheet
linked to: Greenland

fjords
glaciers
naturalResource fish
minerals
neighboringCountryAcrossSea Canada
Iceland
Norway
officialLanguage Danish
English
Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
partOf Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
population about 56000
populationDensity one of the lowest in the world
selfGovernment Home Rule established 1979
Self-Government Act implemented 2009
sovereignState Denmark
timeZone UTC+00:00
UTC−01:00
UTC−03:00
UTC−04:00
topLevelDomain .gl

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North America hasCountry Greenland
North America hasDependency Greenland (Denmark)
linked to: Greenland
Arctic Ocean borderedBy Greenland
Norse spokenIn Greenland
Danish language spokenIn Greenland
Old Red Sandstone foundInRegion Greenland
Molloy Deep countryProximity Greenland
Denmark hasOverseasTerritory Greenland
North American Plate underlies Greenland
Arctic Circle passesThrough Greenland
Faroese language spokenIn Greenland
Greenland Sea borders Greenland
Inuit inhabits Greenland
Greenlandic Norse ethnicGroupOf Greenland
Greenlandic Norse locatedIn Southwestern Greenland
linked to: Greenland
Norse sagas settingLocation Greenland
Baffin Bay locatedBetween Greenland
Baffin Bay countryBorder Greenland
Greenland naturalFeature Greenland ice sheet
linked to: Greenland
Western Hemisphere includes Greenland
Haredi Jews populationCenter Greenland
North Atlantic area hasPart Greenland
Lincoln Sea locatedNorthOf Greenland
Lincoln Sea borderedBy Greenland
Lincoln Sea hasBasinCountry Greenland
Norwegian Sea bordersCountry Greenland
Fram Strait separates Greenland
Davis Strait separates Greenland
Davis Strait borderedBy Greenland
Davis Strait countryOnShore Greenland
Denmark Strait separates Greenland
Denmark Strait locatedBetween Greenland
Frozen Planet filmingLocation Greenland
Nordic hasPart Greenland
Caledonian orogeny locatedIn Greenland