Although some maps with flat projections of the globe tend to make Greenland look the size of Africa, it is actually "only" about the size of Mexico.
Greenland has the world's lowest population density.
It represents some 97% of the area of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The native Greenlanders, or Kalaallit, are Inuit descendants of nomads from northern Canada.
("Eskimo" is offensive in Canada, Greenland, and in USA.)
Erik the Red chose the name "Greenland" to entice settlers from Iceland.
In fact, Greenland has far more ice cover (about 84% of its surface area) than Iceland does, but the southern coasts the Vikings settled are green in summer, and were likely more so during the Medieval Warm Period..
Greenland has the world's lowest population density.
It represents some 97% of the area of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The native Greenlanders, or Kalaallit, are Inuit descendants of nomads from northern Canada.
("Eskimo" is offensive in Canada, Greenland, and in USA.)
Erik the Red chose the name "Greenland" to entice settlers from Iceland.
In fact, Greenland has far more ice cover (about 84% of its surface area) than Iceland does, but the southern coasts the Vikings settled are green in summer, and were likely more so during the Medieval Warm Period..
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