Jan 22, 2025 · Arctic - Greenland, Ice Sheet, Climate: Erik the Red founded a small Norse colony on Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) in 986 ce, although the Norse and the Thule people seem not to have interacted until the 13th century.

3 days ago · Two-thirds of the island lies within the Arctic Circle, and the island’s northern extremity extends to within less than 500 miles (800 km) of the North Pole. Greenland is separated from Canada’s Ellesmere Island to the north by only 16 miles (26 km).

Greenland lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is the world's largest island , [ g ] and is the location of the northernmost point of land in the world— Kaffeklubben Island off the northern coast is the world's northernmost undisputed point of land ; [ h ] Cape Morris Jesup on the mainland ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The largest ice sheet, the Greenland Inland Ice, is second in area only to the Antarctic Ice Sheet. It extends about 1,570 miles from north to south and has a maximum width of some 600 miles and an average thickness of about 5,800 feet, reaching 11,000 feet in …

2 days ago · Greenland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Motzfeldt and Denmark's Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen present a Defense Agreement on the Arctic and North Atlantic in Copenhagen on Monday.

Jan 12, 2025 · Staying outdoors, Greenland is developing a reputation among adventure enthusiasts: from long-distance skiing expeditions and heliskiing on the icecap to hiking the 100-mile-long Arctic Circle...

1 day ago · Greenland, a gigantic island in the North Atlantic that is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, has taken on strategic importance in recent years as Arctic ice melts, opening up shipping lanes ...

Greenland is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. The territory comprises the island of Greenland—the largest island in the world —and more than a hundred other smaller islands (see alphabetic list).

Aug 10, 2023 · Climate change is fueling geopolitical competition in the Arctic. An independent Greenland could play an important role in years to come. Greenland has been part of Denmark since 1721, but a...

Aug 29, 2024 · While 80 percent of Greenland remains covered year-round by an ice cap two miles thick, the effects of global warming have thawed Arctic glaciers, thereby increasing the island’s habitable surface area and unlocking new natural resources such as oil and minerals.