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
Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North 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 Scandinavians
surface form: Danes

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
Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
majorIndustry fishing
hunting
tourism
naturalFeature Greenland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Greenland ice sheet

fjords
glaciers
naturalResource fish
minerals
neighboringCountryAcrossSea Canada
Iceland
Norway
officialLanguage Danish
English
Kalaallisut
surface form: Greenlandic
partOf Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of 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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Eastern Settlement partOf Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Greenland
Roman Catholic bishopric of Gardar historicalRegion Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Greenland
Thule Inuit mainRegion Greenland
Vikings exploredRegion Greenland
Vikings settledRegion Greenland
Western Settlement locatedIn Greenland
Western Settlement locatedIn Greenland
this entity surface form: Norse Greenland
Western Settlement country Greenland
Inatsisartut country Greenland
Inatsisartut locatedIn Greenland
Inatsisartut jurisdiction Greenland
Gunnbjørn Fjeld country Greenland
Melville Bay locatedIn Greenland
Melville Bay country Greenland
Melville Bay locatedOnCoastOf Greenland
Nuuk country Greenland
Nuuk capitalOf Greenland
Nuuk locatedIn Greenland
Nuuk isLargestCityOf Greenland
Arctic Council hasMember Greenland
Greenlandian GSSPRegion Greenland
this entity surface form: central Greenland
Greenlandian namedAfter Greenland
King Frederik X of Denmark monarchOf Greenland
subject surface form: Frederik X of Denmark
Rasmus Lerdorf birthPlace Greenland
Frozen Worlds featuresLocation Greenland
MobilePay operatingArea Greenland
Nares Strait separates Greenland
Nares Strait countryOnShore Greenland
Nares Strait borderedBy Greenland
Nares Strait locatedBetween Greenland
Qikiqtaaluk Region borderedBy Greenland
Flag of Greenland country Greenland
Flag of Greenland usedBy Greenland
Atlantic Flyway extendsFrom Greenland
North American mammals region Greenland
Inuit languages spokenIn Greenland
Laurentia formsCoreOf Greenland
Amundsen Basin locatedBetween Greenland