1. Greenland is an overseas autonomous territory of the Nordic country of Denmark. In 1953, Greenland became a state of Denmark, like the Faroe Islands, also an overseas self-governing territory of Denmark.
West Coast of Greenland
2. Greenland is located in the northeast of North America, between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, with an area of 2.166 million square kilometers, which is larger than the area of Denmark and a quarter of the area of China.
Map of Greenland
Greenland on the map is isolated from the rest of the world
3. Greenland's official language in Denmark, Danish, literally means "oasis", but about 3/4 of the entire island of Greenland is in the Arctic Circle, with an average annual temperature of less than 0 °C, the coldest central inland areas can reach as low as -70 °C, the climate is cold, the ice and snow are vast, and all the scenes seen are icebergs and glaciers. Although magnificent, it only meets the visual aesthetics of a few people, and has nothing to do with "oasis".
An iceberg in eastern Greenland
Greenland's iceberg
4. There are less than 70,000 people in Greenland, 80% of whom are Inuit and the rest are of mixed race.
Hunters of Greenland
5. The people of Greenland live more scattered and not concentrated, but most of them live in coastal areas, mainly in the southern part of the West Coast, where the climate is relatively mild, which is really local to local conditions.
Kurushuk Town, Greenland1 Kurushuk Town, Greenland
Open-air restaurant and swimming pool at a luxury hotel in Crete, Greenland
6. Greenland belongs to the cold polar climate, the coastal area of the whole island is the polar tundra climate and the polar desert climate, and the inland is a cold polar ice climate. Fortunately, the southwest is affected by the West Greenland Warm Current, and the temperature is slightly higher than the rest of the region. In summer, the average temperature along the southwest coast is about 8 °C, and with the 24 hours of sunshine in the Arctic Circle, the meadows are full of purple tiger ear grass and yellow poppies, as well as shrub-like mountain trees and birch trees, which can also be regarded as miniature oases.
Greenland's dwarf weeds
Summer in Greenland
7. Greenland is home to the world's largest carnivorous polar bear, as well as wolves, arctic foxes, Arctic rabbits, reindeer, musk oxen and lemmings. Common animals in the waters are whales and seals, as well as cod, salmon, flounder and halibut. Animal resources are still very rich, and I really want to see it.
Humpback whale tail
Greenland Ssisimid, a Greenland polar sled dog sitting in the snow
8. Although Greenland is sparsely populated, its natural mineral resources are very rich, including oil, natural gas, gold and diamonds, which are buried under the thick ice of the Arctic Circle, but it is not easy to extract. This is probably the main reason why a beautiful country wants to buy Greenland.
Red oil barrels stored in Kurushuk, East Greenland
icebreaker
9. Greenland has polar days and polar nights that are unique to the polar regions, and the northern lights are often colorful in winter, do you want to take your one with you?
Northern Lights of Greenland
10. Greenland has regular flights or passenger and cargo connections with Denmark, Canada and Iceland, while inland transportation is only by sleigh. This is a bit of a rush for southerners who have not skied through the snow.
Sled dogs on the snow in East Greenland
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