81. Guidez.net: Greenland - Maps & General Information geography and Economy. by Guidez.net (source CIA WorldFactBook). The world s largest island, about 84% icecapped, greenland was granted self-government in 1978 http://www.guidez.net/place=384/topic=19/sight=0/article=279

Subscribe to the FREE Guidez.net newsletter. Your personal travel guide Home About Help My Guidez.net ... add place Sights add sight show more Greenland show sights ... add topic Sights add sight show more Articles Pictures ... send postcard Geography and Economy by Guidez.net (source: CIA WorldFactBook) The world's largest island, about 84% ice-capped, Greenland was granted self-government in 1978 by the Danish parliament. The law went into effect the following year. Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada Dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; world's second largest ice cap Climate: arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters Terrain: flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast Natural resources: zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales Natural hazards: continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island Industries: fish processing (mainly shrimp), handicrafts, furs, small shipyards

82. South Iceland - Geography Iceland geography. Iceland is The coastline is 6000 km or 3700 miles and the shortest distance to other countries are 286 km or 180 miles to greenland, 795 km http://www.south.is/geography.html

Iceland on the Web Iceland - Geography Iceland is one of the largest islands in the North Atlantic, lies between latitude 63°24´N and 66°33´N and between longitude 13°30´W and 24°32´W. Iceland has a total area of 103.000 sq km, or 39.756 sq. miles. From north to south the greatest distance is about 300 km or 185 miles, from west to east about 500 km or 305 miles. The coastline is 6000 km or 3700 miles and the shortest distance to other countries are 286 km or 180 miles to Greenland, 795 km or 495 miles to Scotland and 950 km or 590 miles to Norway. Iceland straddles a submarine ridge connecting Scotland with Greenland and has one of the Earth's major geological faults - the mid-Atlantic rift - running through it. Iceland is one of the most active volcanic countries in the world, and nearly all types of volcanoes formed on earth can be found in Iceland. Geologically Iceland is a very young country still in the progress of its formation. The appearance of the island of Surtsey , created by submarine eruption of the south coast 1963, is one example. Ten years later, in 1973, the island of Heimaey in the Westman Islands had a volcanic eruption. The entire population of some 5,200 were moved to the mainland in a matter of hours, luckily without any accidents occuring.

83. The World Factbook 2000 -- Greenland the Danish parliament. The law went into effect the following year. greenland. geography. Top of Page. Location Northern North America http://www.exportinfo.org/worldfactbook/greenland_WFB.html

[Countries] Greenland (part of the Kingdom of Denmark) Background: The world's largest island, about 84% ice-capped, Greenland was granted self-government in 1978 by the Danish parliament. The law went into effect the following year. Greenland Geography [Top of Page] Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada Geographic coordinates: 72 00 N, 40 00 W Map references: Arctic Region Area: total: 2,175,600 sq km land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,700 sq km ice-free, 1,833,900 sq km ice-covered) (est.) Area - comparative: slightly more than three times the size of Texas Land boundaries: km Coastline: 44,087 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm Climate: arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters Terrain: flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m highest point: Gunnbjorn 3,700 m Natural resources: zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales Land use: arable land: permanent crops: permanent pastures: forests and woodland: other: 99% (1993 est.)

84. Greenland island. greenland Facts Gives basic information about greenland including geography, government, economy, and other facts. greenland http://www.supercrawler.com/Regional/North_America/Greenland/

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85. Greenland Patrol from the State, War and Navy Departments decided that the United States should participate actively in the defense of greenland. geography had given it a http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/h_greenld.html

by John A. Tilley In 1940, most Americans who knew that Greenland existed thought of it as a nondescript white blob near the tops of their world maps. That the place might have any military significance to the great powers had occurred to scarcely anyone - least of all to the people who lived there. But in the next five years Greenland was to become a small but significant theater of war, and was to confront the U.S. Coast Guard with some of the most arduous duties it had ever been called upon to perform. Greenland is a largely deserted island of about 827,000 square miles, most of which lies above the Arctic Circle. Scientists believe that the interior is covered by mountains and steep gorges, but since prehistoric times they have been buried under a mass of ice that covers 80 percent of the land area. (If the Greenland ice cap ever melted, the world's oceans would rise by about 20 feet.) In the winter, the arctic winds blow unimpeded for hundreds of miles over the ice cap, covering it with snow and driving the temperature as low as 90 degrees below zero. The coastline is penetrated by hundreds of narrow fjords, some of them jutting 90 miles inland. For most of the year Greenland is virtually surrounded by a 20- to 30-mile-wide belt that the Eskimos call the storis, a mass of floating icebergs ranging from a few yards to several city blocks wide. During the winter Greenland is almost isolated from the rest of the world; only ships equipped for breaking ice can force their way into the fjords. Few have reason to try.

86. Ole Humlum Meteorological Observations in 1996 at the Arctic Station, Qeqertarsuaq (Godhavn), Central West greenland. Danish Journal of geography, Vol.97, 152153. http://www.unis.no/research/geology/Geo_research/Ole/OlePersonal.htm

Ole Humlum M.Sc., Ph.D., Professor of Physical Geography Address: The University Courses on Svalbard ( UNIS ), P.O. Box 156, Longyearbyen Svalbard , N9170 Norway. Phone: +47 79 02 33 00 (department); +47 79 02 33 20 (direct). Fax: +47 79 02 33 01. E-mail: oleh@unis.no Web : www.unis.no Click here for some useful Arctic and Svalbard links Click here for latest information on Longyearbyen Physical Environment Click here for a Geographical-Historical Outline of Svalbard Department of Physical Geography University of Oslo Since 1. January 2003 this is my home institution. Since 1. September 2003 I am also appointed at UNIS as adjunct professor. Areas of Research Interest: Ongoing projects (click on green links below): Mapping Snow Cover Duration, Avalanches and Other Geomorphic Processes by Automatic Digital Cameras, Longyeardalen, Svalbard Monitoring Surface Climate around Longyearbyen, Svalbard Monitoring Active Layer Thickness and Temperatures; a CALM-project Isotopic Composition of Modern Precipitation in Longyearbyen, Svalbard ... A Handbook on Periglacial Field Methods Teaching: Physical geography, glaciology, glacial geomorphology, periglacial geomorphology, climatic geomorphology, geomorphic mapping using aerial photos, history of geomorphology, statistics for geographers, the physical geography of Svalbard, glacial- and periglacial processes.

87. Greenland --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia , greenland Information and links for greenland. Contains overviews of history, geography, climate, culture, and government, along with descriptive listings http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article?eu=296565

88. QMUL > Department Of Geography > Staff Department of geography Queen Mary, University of London Mile End Road and presentday processes near Søndre Strømfjord (Kangerlussuaq) in greenland 19901993. http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/staff/meer3.html

QMUL Navigation QMUL Home Undergraduate Postgraduate International Press Business Employment Contact QMUL Home Home Undergraduate Postgraduate Research Staff News and events Contact About Staff In this area : Staff Professor Jaap J.M. van der Meer Professor of Geography Department of Geography Queen Mary, University of London Mile End Road, London E1 4NS Phone: 020 7882 5403 Fax: 020 8981 6276 Email: j.meer@qmul.ac.uk Projects Till micromorphology Ice marginal studies Glaciation of Antarctica, its nature and history Till sedimentology and streamlined bedforms Glaciotectonics Translation of Gripp's 'Glaciological and geological results of the Hamburg Spitsbergen-Expedition of 1927' ... De Geer Archive Ice marginal studies Turtmanngletscher push moraine in 1986. The glacier has a steep front and is pushing forward the moraine by up to 2 m.

89. The School Of Geography At Manchester University-Staff Braithwaite, RJ and Olesen, OB 1985. Ice ablation in West greenland in relation to air temperature and global radiation. Polar geography 1(1), 7585. http://www.art.man.ac.uk/Geog/staff/rbresearch.htm

@import url(../styles/geogstyle.css); School of Geography University of Manchester Skip navigation You are at: University of Manchester Arts Geography Geography Staff ... Roger Braithwaite Geography Staff Roger Braithwaite: current research I worked for many years on Greenland problems, mainly dealing with the Greenland ice sheet, but I am now increasingly interested by problems of global glaciology. Perhaps I should say "re-interested" as I helped to prepare Fluctuations of Glaciers Volume III (1977) and I edited the proceedings of the Riederalp workshop on World Glacier Inventory (1980). After arriving at the University of Manchester in 1994, I finished off several papers on Greenland glaciology: 1) A study on the effect of aerodynamic stability on turbulent heat exchange over the Greenland ice sheet [publication] . This now needs re-visiting as it has at least one major flaw but I will only share that with the readers of a future journal article. 2) An analysis of the degree-day relationship in terms surface energy balance [publication] . I am quite proud of this paper but it incorrectly predicts that degree-day factors should depend upon altitude. Japanese and Nepalese scientists, working in the Himalaya, are now finding degree day factors in reasonable agreement with those from lower altitudes.

90. Department Of Geography - University Of Durham programmes throughout the World, including Britain, Europe, greenland, the North under a single umbrella specialists from geography, Archaeology, Biological http://www.geography.dur.ac.uk/research/qec/

Quaternary Environmental Change Research Group Up to: [ Durham University Geography Department Research Groups This is the web page for the Quaternary Environmental Change (QEC) research group, Department of Geography, University of Durham. QEC covers a broad range of inter-related topics concerned with Quaternary Environmental Change, but with particular interests in the following five themes: sea-level change (see Sea-Level Research Unit ) and coastal evolution on active and passive coastal margins; climate history from marine records; fluvial records from the last and previous interglacials; vegetation history and human/environment relationships and sediment dating. The Group sees this spread of interests, which link the ocean, coastal, fluvial and terrestrial environments, as one of its key strengths. Group members work often in collaboration on research programmes throughout the World, including Britain, Europe, Greenland, the North Atlantic, North America, Alaska, Australia Antarctica, Chile, Argentina and China. Members of QEC are closely involved in a cross-department research group known as the Environmental Research Centre, which brings under a single umbrella specialists from Geography, Archaeology, Biological Sciences, Engineering and Geology. Excellent facilities exist for many types of Quaternary sediment analysis, with a well equipped laboratory and full time technical support. In addition there is a broad experience and expertise in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). This thematic area cuts across, and supports, elements of the research group. Research activity includes the use of remotely sensed imagery and digital map data for monitoring coastal erosion and deposition.

91. :: Ez2Find :: Greenland Facts Site Info - Translate - Open New Window Gives basic information about greenland including geography, government, economy, and other facts. http://ez2find.com/cgi-bin/directory/meta/search.pl/Regional/North_America/Green

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92. Old Greenland. / Bowen, Emanuel / 1747 or Oster Bygd Wester Bygd, agreeable to Egede s late description of greenland. Bowen, Emanuel Pub Date 1747 Pub Title A complete system of geography. http://www.davidrumsey.com/maps5900.html

View Larger Image Old Greenland. Bowen, Emanuel View Image and Full Data All historical cartographic items are from the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, http://www.davidrumsey.com/ Read more about the Collection . View this historical map, atlas or other cartographic item by clicking on the highlighted link above. View Entire Map Collection Collection: David Rumsey Collection v4.0 Author: Bowen, Emanuel Date: Short Title: Old Greenland. Publisher: London: William Innys [et al.] Type: Atlas Map Obj Height cm: Obj Width cm: Scale 1: Note: Engraved map. Includes geographic notes and ornamental cartouche. Relief shown pictorially. Ancillary maps: A map of the islands of Ferro or Farro according to Jacobson Debes A draught of the Whirlpool, on the south east of Sumbo Rocks wth. the soundings An improved map of Iceland. Prime meridian: Teneriffe. Reference: Country: Greenland ; Iceland Full Title: List No: Page No: No. 71 Series No: Publication Author: Bowen, Emanuel Pub Date: Pub Title: Pub Reference: Pub Note: Pub List No: Pub Type: Geography Book Pub Maps: Pub Height cm: Pub Width cm: Image No: Institution: Rumsey Collection Ownership Statement: Important!

93. The Danish EU Presidency - Eu2002.dk - Greenland to be profitable. geography greenland is the world s largest island, covering an area of 2,200,000 square kilometres. Only about http://www.eu2002.dk/EU2002/denmark/default.asp?MenuElementID=6117

94. HighBeam Research: ELibrary Search: Results geography Area 40,000 sq. mi. Location Isl. at N end of Atlantic O. Neighbors Nearest is greenland (Den.), to W. Topography Recent volcanic origin. http://www.highbeam.com/library/search.asp?FN=AO&refid=ency_refd&search_almanacs

95. Wauu.DE: Regional: North America: Greenland dk/english/danmark/danmarksbog/kap7/71.asp. greenland Facts Gives basic information about greenland including geography, government, economy, and other facts. http://www.wauu.de/Regional/North_America/Greenland/

Home Regional North America : Greenland Search DMOZ-Verzeichnis: All Categories Categories Onlye Kategorien: Arts and Entertainment Business and Economy Education Government ... Weather Links: Greenland Information about the islands of Greenland with demographic information. http://www.unep.ch/islands/CTP.htm Greenland Includes a map, overview of history and details of culture, economy and currency. http://www.mapzones.com/world/europe/greenland/index.php Greenland and the Faroe Islands Demographics, industry, society and related information about Greenland from the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. http://www.um.dk/english/danmark/danmarksbog/kap7/7-1.asp Greenland Facts Gives basic information about Greenland including geography, government, economy, and other facts. http://www.wifak.uni-wuerzburg.de/fact98/gl.htm Greenland Guide A comprehensive index to traveling in Greenland. Guides, addresses, thousands of photos, travel forums. Information from the tourist board, travel agencies, airlines, hotels, tourist offices. http://www.greenland-guide.gl

96. The Peregrine Fund - Conservation Projects - Greenland History SELECT TOPIC, CLICK GO . http://www.peregrinefund.org/conserv_greenhistory.html

Greenland Summary Geography, Culture, and History Greenland is the largest island in the world, measuring 2,670 km from its northern to southern tips, but it has a human population of only about 50,000. All of Greenland has an Arctic climate (mean temperatures below +10 E C for the warmest month). Eighty-five percent of its 2,175,600 sq km area is covered with a massive ice cap that reaches 3,200 m near the center and is over 1,370 m thick in places. Only the Antarctic ice sheet is larger. It holds 9% of the world's fresh water and if all the ice were to melt, the world's oceans reportedly would rise six to seven meters. Annual snows accumulate on the cap and due to weight, the ice flows out toward the edges. From the central mass, ribbons of ice descend along mountain valleys and ravines, pushing hills or large rocks and gravel before them. At other times, the glacier may crown or appear to hang atop high cliff faces. The glacier directly joins the sea in some locations and may move at rates up to 25-30 m each day, berthing icebergs the size of city blocks. The native people of Greenland are believed to be descendants of aboriginal hunters and the "Thule Culture" which probably came to Greenland about the same time as the Norsemen who later vanished. The native peoples (Eskimo culture) of the Arctic are known more traditionally as Inuit"the People." The term "Greenlander" is usually given to all native people of Greenland. The native people of northwestern Greenland, who distinguish themselves from other West Greenlanders, are given their own name by themselvesInuhuit meaning "great and beautiful human beings." Northwest Greenland is known as the Thule District or Avanersuaq.

97. Economy Of Greenland The Economy of greenland. Economy overview greenland suffered negative economic growth in the early 1990s, but since 1993 the economy has improved. http://www.abacci.com/atlas/economy.asp?countryID=208

98. GEsource World Guide - Greenland Links, greenland. Dwindling Arctic sea ice, 1 Dwindling Arctic sea ice, The melting ice of greenland, 2001 - 2003, 2 - The melting ice of greenland, 2001 - 2003. http://www.gesource.ac.uk/worldguide/html/896_satellite.html

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