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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Amundsen Basin countryBordering Greenland
Rockwell Kent workLocation Greenland
Polar Bears geographicRange Greenland
subject surface form: Polar bear
pink-footed goose breedsIn Greenland
Reykjavík Airport servesRegion Greenland
Nordic Seas locatedBetween Greenland
Nordic Seas borderedBy Greenland
Greenland Caledonides country Greenland
High North includesRegion Greenland
NR countryMember Greenland
subject surface form: Nordic Council
Leif Erikson deathPlace Greenland
Leif Erikson broughtReligionTo Greenland
Leif Erikson regionOfActivity Greenland
Irminger Sea countryBorder Greenland
PAVE PAWS radar site locatedIn Greenland
“Ice Woman” for her Arctic work placeOfActivity Greenland
subject surface form: Louise Arner Boyd
Marie Ahnighito Peary residence Greenland
Matthew Henson workLocation Greenland
NARALO countryCoverage Greenland
Samuel Balto placeOfActivity Greenland
Ole Nilsen Ravna associatedWith Greenland
Nearctic ecozone includesRegion Greenland
this entity surface form: Greenland (excluding the far northeastern part)
Jason hasDestination Greenland
Iapetus Ocean knownFrom Greenland
krone usedInPastBy Greenland
Arctic fox foundIn Greenland
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty featuresLocation Greenland
subject surface form: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film)
Frobisher Bay isWestOf Greenland
Gyrfalcon foundIn Greenland
ADT usedInCountry Greenland
King of Denmark realmIncludes Greenland