Greenlandic Geography, Greenland Geography

Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada

Geographic coordinates: 72 00 N, 40 00 W

Map references: Arctic Region

Area: Total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)

Area - comparative: Slightly more than three times the size of Texas

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 44,087 km

Maritime claims: Territorial sea: 3 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line

Climate: Arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters

Terrain: Flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast

Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Gunnbjorn 3,700 m

Natural resources: Coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas

Land use: Arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Natural hazards: Continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island

Environment - current issues: Protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting

Environment - international agreements:

Geography - note: Dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast, but close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice cap

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