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Greenland Current

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Greenland Current may refer to: West Greenland Current East Greenland Current This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Greenland...

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East Greenland Current

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The East Greenland Current (EGC) is a cold, low-salinity current that extends from Fram Strait (~80N) to Cape Farewell (~60N). The current is located...

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West Greenland Current

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The West Greenland Current (WGC) is a weak cold water current that flows to the north along the west coast of Greenland. The current results from the...

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Greenland

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Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced [kalaːɬːit nʉnaːt]; Danish: Grønland, pronounced [ˈkʁɶnˌlænˀ]) is a North American autonomous territory...

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Ocean current

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East Greenland Current – Current from Fram Strait to Cape Farewell off the eastern coat of Greenland East Iceland Current – Cold water ocean current that...

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Greenland Sea

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The Greenland Sea is a body of water that borders Greenland to the west, the Svalbard archipelago to the east, Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean to the...

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Labrador Current

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Labrador Current transports icebergs from the glaciers of Greenland southwards into the trans-Atlantic shipping lanes. The waters of the current have a...

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History of Greenland

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The history of Greenland is a history of life under extreme Arctic conditions: currently, an ice sheet covers about eighty percent of the island, restricting...

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Air Greenland

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Air Greenland A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly), also known as Greenlandair, is the flag carrier of Greenland, owned by the Greenlandic Government. It...

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Greenland Dog

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The Greenland Dog (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Qimmiat, Danish: Grønlandshund) is a large breed of husky-type dog kept as a sled dog. They were brought from...

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Fram Strait

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of the region are the West Spitsbergen Current on the east side of the strait and the East Greenland Current on the west. Fram Strait is the northernmost...

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Greenland Telescope

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The Greenland Telescope is a radio telescope that is currently installed and operating at the Thule Air Base in north-western Greenland. It will later...

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Baffin Island Current

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are the West Greenland Current and outflow from the Arctic Ocean. Its speed is approximately 17 km (11 mi) per day. "Baffin Island Current -- Britannica...

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Flag of Greenland

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The flag of Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit erfalasuat, Danish: Grønlands flag) was designed by Greenland native Thue Christiansen. It features two...

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Norse settlements in Greenland

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"Greenlanders") were Norsemen that came from Iceland to settle on the Island of Greenland in the years following 986. The Grænlendingar were the first Europeans...

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Holocene

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the end of the thermal maximum of the HCO around 4,500 BP, the East Greenland Current underwent strengthening. A massive megadrought occurred from 2,800...

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Denmark Strait

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narrow depth, where the Greenland–Iceland Rise runs along the bottom of the sea, is 191 metres (625 ft). The cold East Greenland Current passes through the...

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Politics of Greenland

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The politics of Greenland, an autonomous country (Greenlandic: nuna, Danish: land) within the Kingdom of Denmark, function in a framework of a parliamentary...

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Qaanaaq

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town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The town has a population of 646 as of 2020. The population was forcibly...

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Greenland ice sheet

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The Greenland ice sheet is an ice sheet which forms the second largest body of ice in the world. It is an average of 1.67 km (1.0 mi) thick, and over...

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Norwegian Current

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Compared to its partial source the North Atlantic Current (which otherwise loops into the East Greenland Current) it is colder and less salty; the other sources...

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Economy of Greenland

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The economy of Greenland is characterized as small, mixed and vulnerable. Greenland's economy consists of a large public sector and comprehensive foreign...

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Greenland Holdings

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Greenland Holdings Corp., Ltd. known as Greenland Group is a Chinese real estate developer. It was founded as a state-owned enterprise. As of 31 December 2016[update]...

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Greenland national football team

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The Greenland national football team (Danish: Grønlands fodboldlandshold) represents Greenland in non-FIFA international tournaments. It is controlled...

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Nordic Seas

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Current (part of the North Atlantic Current). The western boundary of the Nordic Seas is the southward-flowing East Greenland Current. This current enters...

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East Iceland Current

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East Iceland Current (EIC) is a cold water ocean current that forms east of Greenland at 72°N, 11°W as a branch of the East Greenland Current that merges...

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Arctic Ocean

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which concentrates outflow to the East Greenland Current on the western side and inflow to the Norwegian Current on the eastern side. Pacific water also...

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Tourism in Greenland

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Tourism in Greenland is a relatively young business area of the country. Since the foundation of the national tourist council, Greenland Tourism, in 1992...

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Denmark Strait overflow

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Norwegian: Grønlandspumpa, meaning "the Greenland pump") is an undersea overflow located in the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland. The overflow transports...

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Religion in Greenland

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Christian and associates with the Church of Denmark via the Church of Greenland, which is Protestant in classification and Lutheran in orientation. The...

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