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Key Facts About Greenland

Capital: Nuuk

Highest Point: Gunnbjorn’s Fjeld

Greenland is the world’s largest island, lying in the North Atlantic Ocean.

It is geographically part of the North American continent but politically associated with Europe as an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Borders:

It is bordered by the

• Arctic Ocean to the north,
• the Greenland Sea to the east,
• the North Atlantic Ocean to the southeast,
• the Davis Strait to the southwest,
• the Baffin Bay to the west, and the
• Nares Strait and the
• Lincoln Sea to the northwest.

Greenland shares its maritime borders with Canada, Iceland, and Norway.

National Park: Northeast Greenland National Park is the world’s largest national park.

Strategic Importance: During the Cold War, the United States established Thule Air Base, which remains operational.

Related MCQs

Which of the following seas or straits does NOT border Greenland?

(a) Lincoln Sea

(b) Barents Sea

(c) Greenland Sea

(d) Davis Strait

Which of the following statements is correct regarding Greenland?

(a) It is politically part of the North American continent.

(b) Northeast Greenland National Park is the world’s second-largest national park.

(c) Greenland shares maritime borders with Canada, Iceland, and Norway.

(d) Its capital is Thule.

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