10 Amazing Facts About Greenland

What did you know about Greenland? What are some interesting facts about Greenland? Today, we will be discussing 10 amazing facts about Greenland that you might not know.

10. Greenland Is an Autonomous Country
To avoid getting involved in any diplomatic controversy, we will simply define Greenland as an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. But you hear that Greenland is a part of the North American continent. Yes, that is geographically correct. But politically and culturally, it has been associated with Europe for about 1,000 years.

9. 4,500 Years of History
Historians have told us what they believe; that the first humans arrived in Greenland around 2500 BC. While the group of migrants was believed to die out, they were succeeded by several other groups of North American migrants.

8. Inuit Culture
Today, 88 per cent of Greenland’s population are Inuit or mixed Danish and Inuit while the remaining 12 per cent are of European descent, mainly Danish. The Inuit Greenlanders strongly identify with their Inuit kinsfolk in other parts of the world, like Alaska and Canada.

7. World’s Largest Island
It is the world’s biggest island by area that is not recognized as a continent. Spanning a total area of 2.16 million square kilometres, other offshore are captured in its area.

6. 80 per cent of Greenland Is Covered in Ice
Greenland’s “inland ice” is one of the world’s largest ice sheets, second only to Antarctica. As you fly over the country, you will see that as an incredible sight. No matter where you are here, you’ll see icebergs.

5. The Name Greenland Was a Promotional Stunt
Since 80 per cent of Greenland is covered in ice, as you just saw, how come it is known as Greenland, despite all the snow and glaciers which paint the Arctic nation mostly white? So how did it get the name “Greenland”? It got that name from Erik The Red, an Icelandic criminal convicted of murder and exiled to the island. Erik The Red called it “Greenland” to promote the island, hoping that the name would attract settlers.

4. Fishing and Whaling
Fishing is a major industry in Greenland even though it has to struggle with ice sheets. Due to its frozen land, it imports almost everything except for seafood and other animals, as mentioned earlier.

3. A Multilingual Nation
Another one of the 10 amazing facts about Greenland to be discussed in this video is that the majority of its population speaks both the Greenlandic language branch known as Kalaallisut and Danish.

2. The Capital Nuuk Is the Most Northerly Capital City in the World
Let us drop a caveat here: Reykjavik the capital of Iceland might beat Nuuk to this title with its latitude, at 64°11' north. We admit it’s the northernmost capital city in the world.

1. Midnight Sun
Let us conclude with the same issue, weather and climate. There are times of the year when the sun does not set. It stays visible for 24 hours sometimes for two months. Yes, for the entire day and night! It is called the midnight sun.

Before conclude, let’s ask you: did you learn something new about Greenland? Are there other facts about this land of ice that fascinate you? Please share your thoughts with us.

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