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6. Greenland isn't actually green. Over eighty percent of the island (1
Greenland isn't actually green. Over eighty percent of the island (1.8 million square kilometers or 1.1 square miles) is covered with ice. Only Antarctica has more ice.
Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is three times the size of Texas.
During the Arctic summer the sun never sets. In Ilulissat the sun never sets from May 25th to July 25th.
On a clear night in the autumn you can see the winter and spring northern lights sweep across the dark sky.
About 10,000 to 15,000 icebergs are calved by Greenland's glaciers each year. Calved is when ice breaks off or away from a glacier. When the ice calves off the glaciers there is a huge explosion that sounds like a bomb.
Transport between cities in Greenland is by air and boat as there are no connecting roads due to the many fjords
Greenland is the world’s largest island.
The population of Greenland is less than 60,000.
The capital of Greenland is Nuuk.
Fishing and fish exporting is a major part of the Greenlandic economy, with shrimp fishing industry being by far the biggest income generator
July is the only month in which Greenland’s temperature goes above the freezing point.
Kayak, anorak and igloo are Greenlandic words that have been adopted directly by many other languages.
Greenland was discovered by Vikings in the 10th century. It is believed that they named it Greenland in order to entice settlers.

7. Among the Icebergs from the Sermeq Kujalleq Glacier

8. Summer in Greenland

13. Seals: About two million seals live in Greenland waters.

15. Musk Oxen: These shaggy beasts look like a cross between a buffalo and a yak. On their head they have a horn that grows outward into two slightly curved sharp points. The outside layer of hair (they have two layers) can grow as long as 16 inches (1.3 feet) and hangs low enough to cover their short, stocky legs.

17. Reindeer: Maybe this is where Santa keeps his herd when he's not using them? Reindeer live all over Greenland in the areas that aren't covered in ice.

18. Polar Bears: They mostly live in the north and east but they also drift on field ice to the south.

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