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The Danish Territory of Greenland.
By Mark on September 18, 2008
The polar Island of Greenland is the largest Island in the world, it is situated at north-east of north America, but it is mostly in the Artic Circle, in 2007 the population of the Island was 57,564 which is mainly made up of Inuit people, and the Island then was 2,175,600 area square km or 840,004 square miles, to which 16% is mainly of free ice, but that was recorded in 1993, with the ozone levels growing the ice melting in the Artic, then the free ice of Greenland would now be alot less. In 2006, it was recorded that Greenland had up of 80% of ice covering the mainland. The climate is polar and very very cold with temperatures ranging from 10 degrees + to -25 degrees at least.
This is a satellite image of the world’s largest Island Greenland, on Google Earth.
The capital of Greenland is Godthab(Danish) or Nuuk(Inuit) which was discovered in 986, by the Norse explorer Eric the red and settled in coastal pockets by Norse colonists. By 1380, Greenland had fallen to the hands of the Danish, and by 1721 only 5% of the Island was in habitable, but then more and more Danish started to come and by 1953 Greenland had become part of the Danish Kingdom of Denmark. In 1979, Greenland had become more in control of her economy, that the Island withdrew from European Community, in 1981-1985, full internal self-government was granted and by 1997, many Danish towns and villages wee taken over by the Inuit communities and some names were changed. But still Greenland relies alot on Denmark subsides, the economy of Greenland is largely based on inshore and deep water fishing and processed fish. It may be a very cold country to visit but it sounds like a remarkable place.
This is a snowy picture of Greenlands capital Nuuk(Inuit) or Gothab(Danish) taken from Panoramio.
This is a picture taken from panoramio of the sea and a part of Nuuk, with a whales tale in front.
- Learn about Greenland on wikipedia:
- Learn about the capital city Gothab or Nuuk on wikipedia:
- Learn about the Norse explorer Eric the Red:
- Find Greenland on Google Maps:
- Find Nuuk on Google Maps:
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Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.
2:05 pm on September 21st, 2008
Sounds idyllic Mark. Keep up the good work
3:45 pm on September 21st, 2008
Thanks mum it does sound nice, but i bet it is very cold though.
7:44 am on September 22nd, 2008
Three Eskimo were talking about how cold it was when one mentioned that his igloo was as cold as he could remember. The Eskimo said, “Come to my igloo and I’ll show you how cold it is.” So the three men trodded off to the igloo and there they found a can of beer frozen solid.
The second Eskimo said, “My igloo is much colder than this; come over and see what I mean.” So they took off for the second Eskimo’s igloo to find that a fresh pot of hot coffee froze as it was poured into a cup.
The third Eskimo said, “That’s not cold, my igloo is so much colder than both of yours. Come over and see.” So they tracked through the snow to the third igloo where the Eskimo pulled down the furs on his bed. The other two Eskimo stared in amazement at 3 frozen balls that lay on the bed. The Eskimo lit a match and held it under the three frozen balls and they burst with a ‘fart,’ ‘fart,’ ‘fart.’
9:40 pm on May 23rd, 2009
I’m not sure how I have jumped from the South Island to Greenland but you never know there may be more in common than I like to think. . . . Those Antipodean Games – that must be it!
As a teacher of English, I’m very glad that someone listens to what I say.