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Key Information

Greenland

Type Island
Area 836,330 square miles
Highest Point 12,119 ft (Gunnbjorn Fjeld)
Discovered Unknown
Settled Before 1300 BCE

Learning Point

  • Greenland, the world’s largest island, is primarily covered by a massive ice sheet. This ice sheet, second in size only to Antarctica’s, significantly influences the island’s geography. The coastline is characterized by fjords, deep, narrow inlets created by glacial erosion. The ice sheet itself is constantly moving and changing, impacting the surrounding environment and contributing to global sea level rise.

Project

  • Draw something that reminds you of Greenland.
  • Overview
  • Land Level
  • Terrain
  • Wildlife
Greenland
Public Domain, Link
Greenland Fjords
By NASA – http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=5982, Public Domain, Link
Greenland Mountains
By Jakec – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Greenland Cliffs
By NASA/Michael Studinger – NASA Image of the Day; see also http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/multimedia/spr11/dscn1935-ms.html, Public Domain, Link
Land and Sea Level of Greenland
By Skew-t – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Terrain of Greenland
By Beck, H.E., McVicar, T.R., Vergopolan, N., Alexis, B., Lutsko, N.J., Dufour, A., Zeng, Z., Jian, X., van Dijk, A.I.J.M., Miralles, D.G. – “High-resolution (1 km) Köppen-Geiger maps for 1901–2099 based on constrained CMIP6 projections”. Scientific Data. DOI:10.1038/s41597-023-02549-6., CC BY 4.0, Link
Polar Bear
By NorwegianMarcus – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Musk Ox
By Hannes Grobe), AWI – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, Link
Humback Whale Tail
By Buiobuione – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

Location

Located in North Atlantic

Fun Facts

  • Most of Greenland is covered by a giant sheet of ice!
  • In the summer, the sun shines almost all day long in Greenland.
  • You can see the beautiful Northern Lights in Greenland.
  • The Vikings lived in Greenland for many years.
  • Greenland is home to many animals, like polar bears, whales, and seals.

Past Lessons

141 December 16, 2024 (North America)
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