For other places named Greenland, see Greenland (disambiguation).

Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning "the humans' land"; Danish: Grønland, meaning "Greenland") is a self-governed Danish territory. Though both geographically and ethnically it is an Arctic island nation near to and associated with the continent of North America, politically and historically, Greenland is closely associated with Europe. The Atlantic Ocean borders Greenland's southeast; the Greenland Sea is to the east; the Arctic Ocean is to the north; and Baffin Bay is to the west. The nearest countries are Iceland, east of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean, and Canada, to the west and across Baffin Bay. Greenland is the world's largest island, and is the largest dependent territory by area in the world. It also contains the world's largest national park.

About 81% of its surface is covered by ice, known as the Greenlandic ice cap, the weight of which has depressed the central land area to form a basin lying more than 1,000 ft m below the surrounding ocean. Nearly all Greenlanders live along the fjords in the south-west of the main island, which has a milder climate. Most Greenlanders have both Kalaallit (Inuit) and Scandinavian ancestry, and speak Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) as their first language. Greenlandic is spoken by about 50,000 people, which is more than all the other Eskimo-Aleut languages combined. A minority of Danish migrants with no Inuit ancestry speak Danish as their first language. Both languages are official, with the West Greenlandic dialect forming the basis of the official form of Greenlandic.

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Greenland is a self-governing Danish province located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian... http://bit.ly/72Zzai
Xpatulator (xpatulator.com) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:49:09 -0000
Greenland is a self-governing Danish province located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian... http://bit.ly/72Zzai
#FALSE. Iceland has. RT @CJIII: #omgfacts, there are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica, and Greenland.
core_APPLER (Reinaldo(Ray)Himself) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:26:17 -0000
#FALSE. Iceland has. RT @CJIII: #omgfacts, there are no ants in Iceland, Antarctica, and Greenland.
@USOMetroDC Keep up the good work! Means a lot to them. My little bro will come thru BWI next month, back from year in Greenland.
BrianJodice (Brian Jodice) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:21:23 -0000
@USOMetroDC Keep up the good work! Means a lot to them. My little bro will come thru BWI next month, back from year in Greenland.
Medieval News: Did Elephants doom the Norse in Greenland? http://bit.ly/84uAqy
Medievalists (Peter Konieczny) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:17:33 -0000
Medieval News: Did Elephants doom the Norse in Greenland? http://bit.ly/84uAqy
Why aren't the UN, EU, USA all for independence of Isle of Mann, Galicia, pushing Greenland's independence, or for Mapuche people in Chile?
Connectionary (Sean Wilson) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:56:37 -0000
Why aren't the UN, EU, USA all for independence of Isle of Mann, Galicia, pushing Greenland's independence, or for Mapuche people in Chile?
inspired by the native Inuit indians of Greenland and their guardian spirit the Owl, we developed a new logo for... http://bit.ly/6dzIzt
oneherocreative (Debbie & Jeff Klein) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:52:30 -0000
inspired by the native Inuit indians of Greenland and their guardian spirit the Owl, we developed a new logo for... http://bit.ly/6dzIzt

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