Greenland and Svalbard

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Greenland and Svalbard are two large Arctic territories—Greenland being the world’s largest island under Danish sovereignty and Svalbard a Norwegian archipelago—separated by frigid northern seas.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic region
geographical region grouping
polar territories grouping
border Arctic Ocean
Greenland Sea
climate Arctic climate
environmentalIssue climate change impacts
glacier retreat
sea ice loss
feature midnight sun
permafrost
polar night
governedBy Kingdom of Denmark
Kingdom of Norway
hasEconomicActivity fishing
scientific research
tourism
hasEcosystem Arctic tundra
polar desert
hasIndigenousPresence Inuit (primarily Greenland)
hasInfrastructure research stations
hasLanguage Danish (administrative)
Norwegian (administrative)
hasPart Greenland
Svalbard
hasTransport air transport
sea transport
hasWildlife Arctic fox
polar bear
seabirds
seals
walrus
whales
locatedIn Arctic Circle
Arctic Ocean region
Northern Hemisphere
partOf High North
North Atlantic region
separatedBy Fram Strait
Greenland Sea
strategicImportance Arctic shipping routes
natural resources
subjectTo Arctic environmental protection agreements
usedFor Arctic ecology research
climate research
glaciology research

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Molloy Deep
locatedBetween

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