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The flag of Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit erfalasuat, Danish: Grønlands flag) was designed by Greenland native Thue Christiansen. [2] It features two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red (bottom) with a counter-changed red-and-white disk slightly to the hoist side of centre. The entire flag measures 18 by 12 parts; each stripe ...
Greenland. Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced [kalaːɬːit nʉnaːt]; Danish: Grønland, pronounced [ˈkʁɶnˌlænˀ]) is a North American island autonomous territory [14] of the Kingdom of Denmark. [15] It is the larger of two autonomous territories within the Kingdom, the other being the Faroe Islands; the citizens of both ...
Geography of Greenland. Greenland is: an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Location: Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere. North America (though not on the mainland) Between the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. Time zones: Danmarkshavn and Ittoqqortoormiit – UTC+00. Pituffik – UTC-03.
3900, 3905. Website. www.sermersooq.gl. Nuuk (Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːk] ⓘ; Danish: Nuuk, [ 1 ] formerly Godthåb [ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) [ 2 ] is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center.
56,732 (February 8, 2020) Pop. density. 0.028/km 2 (0.073/sq mi) Ethnic groups. 88% Inuit (Inuit- Danish and Inuit- European mixed); 12% Europeans, mostly Danish. 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 ...
Merchant Flag for Whaling in Greenland Meanwhile, following Sweden's exit from the Kalmar Union , the remaining states in the personal union were reorganized into Denmark-Norway in 1536. In protest against foreign involvement in the region, the Greenlandic polar bear was included in the state's coat of arms in the 1660s (it was removed in 1958 ...
The Flag of Greenland is the only national flag of a Nordic country or territory without a Nordic Cross. When Greenland was granted home rule, the present flag — with a graphic design unique to Greenland — was adopted in June 1985, supported by fourteen votes against eleven who supported a proposed green-and-white Nordic cross. [5]
Territorial claims in the Arctic. The Arctic consists of land, internal waters, territorial seas, exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and international waters above the Arctic Circle (66 degrees 33 minutes North latitude). All land, internal waters, territorial seas and EEZs in the Arctic are under the jurisdiction of one of the eight Arctic ...