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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Jan Mayen zone isLocatedEastOf Greenland
North Atlantic islands includes Greenland
Avanersuaq region country Greenland
Thule area country Greenland
Qaanaaq country Greenland
Qaanaaq locatedOn Greenland
church at Brattahlid locatedIn Greenland
church at Brattahlid country Greenland
Thjodhild’s church locatedIn Greenland
Thjodhild’s church country Greenland
Qassiarsuk country Greenland
Eastern Settlement, Greenland UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Greenland
this entity surface form: Kujataa Greenland
Kujalleq municipality country Greenland
Qaqortoq country Greenland
Hvalsey Church country Greenland
Government of Greenland country Greenland
Oqaasileriffik country Greenland
Oqaasileriffik regionServed Greenland
Icelandic annals regionCovered Greenland
The Ice-Shirt settingRegion Greenland
DR serviceArea Greenland
Norse culture exploredRegion Greenland
Tunulliarfik Fjord country Greenland
Hvalseyfjorden country Greenland
Kingdom of Denmark as a sovereign state hasAutonomousTerritory Greenland
subject surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
Kingdom of Denmark as a sovereign state includesCountry Greenland
subject surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
Greenland coast country Greenland
Nordic Passport Union country Greenland
Vinland involvesVoyageFrom Greenland
Thorvald Eiriksson residence Greenland
Saga of Erik the Red setting Greenland
Disko Bay, Greenland country Greenland
subject surface form: Disko Bay
Disko Bay, Greenland basinCountry Greenland
subject surface form: Disko Bay
ICC regionServed Greenland
subject surface form: Inuit Circumpolar Council
white-tailed eagle nativeTo Greenland
Sirius Passet fauna locatedIn Greenland
this entity surface form: North Greenland