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Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced [kalaːɬːit nʉnaːt]; Danish: Grønland, pronounced [ˈkʁɶnˌlænˀ]) is an autonomous territory [e] in the Kingdom of Denmark.
Comparison map: Greenland, the Faroe Islands (enlarged) and Denmark (enlarged) differ significantly in size. The Danish Realm is spread far apart, across the North Atlantic Ocean and North Sea . Denmark's population is by far the largest of the three; 5.8 million people live in Denmark, and about 52,000 and 56,000 in the Faroe Islands and ...
The strait connects the Greenland Sea, an extension of the Arctic Ocean, to the Irminger Sea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean.It is 480 kilometres (300 mi) long. The narrowest part of the strait is 290 kilometres (180 mi) wide and lies between Straumnes, on Iceland's Hornstrandir peninsula, and Cape Tupinier, on Greenland's Blosseville Coast.
Map of part of Kennedy Channel, with Hans Island. Hans Island (Inuktitut and Greenlandic: Tartupaluk, lit. ' kidney shaped '; [2] Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᕐᑐᐸᓗᒃ; Danish: Hans Ø, pronounced [hanˀs øˀ]; French: île Hans, pronounced [il ɑ̃(n)s]) is an island in the centre of the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait in the high Arctic region, split between the Canadian territory of ...
Denmark contributes two-thirds of Greenland's budget revenue, the rest coming mainly from fishing. Potential oil, gas and rare earth mineral reserves have attracted prospecting firms.
The border between Danish and Icelandic EEZ runs along the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark, and between Iceland and Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark. Hans Island, an island in Nares Strait, was the subject of a territorial dispute between Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark and Canada. On 11 June 2022 the island was ...
She previously opposed Trump's overtures for owning Greenland in 2019, and Trump cancelled a visit to Denmark in response. Greenland is of strategic importance to Denmark, Europe, and the U.S ...
The Nordic Passport Union, created in 1954 and implemented on 1 May 1958, allows citizens of the Nordic countries: Denmark (Faroe Islands included since 1 January 1966, Greenland not included), Sweden, Norway (Svalbard, Bouvet Island and Queen Maud Land not included), Finland and Iceland (since 24 September 1965) to cross approved border ...