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caused by ice loss (melt and glaciers falling into the sea) on Greenland. Between 1997 and 2003 ice loss was 68–92 km/a (16–22 cu mi/a), compared to about 60 km/a (14 cu mi/a) for 1993/4–1998/9. Half of the increase was from higher summer melting, with the rest caused by
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The ice sheet covering Greenland varies significantly in elevation across the landmass, rising dramatically between the coastline at sea level and the East-Central interior, where elevations reach 3,200 meters (10,500 ft). The coastlines are rocky and predominantly barren with fjords. Numerous
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reported in February 2006 that the glaciers are melting twice as fast as they were five years ago. By 2005, Greenland was beginning to lose more ice volume than anyone expected – an annual loss of up to 52 cubic miles or 217 cubic kilometres per year, according to more recent satellite gravity
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glaciers on the eastern edge of Greenland. The two latter accelerated greatly during the years 2004–2005, but returned to pre-2004 velocities in 2006. The accelerating ice flow has been accompanied by a dramatic increase in seismic activity. In March 2006, researchers at
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If the ice melted, the interior bedrock below sea level would be covered by water. It is not clear whether this water would be at sea level or a lake above sea level. If it would be at sea level it could connect to the sea at
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Greenland's mountain ranges are partially or completely buried by ice. The highest mountains are in the Watkins Range, which runs along the eastern coast. Greenland's highest mountain is
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Appel, Peter W.U., Hugh R. Rollinson, and Jacques L.R. Touret. (2001) "Remnants of an Early Archaean (>3.75 Ga) sea-floor, hydrothermal system in the Isua Greenstone Belt."
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Between 1991 and 2006, monitoring of the weather at one location (Swiss Camp) found that the average winter temperature had risen almost 10 
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measurements released by JPL. The increased ice loss may be partially offset by increased snow accumulation due to increased precipitation.
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permanent land in the world. There are also some shifting gravel bars that lie north of Kaffeklubben, the most northerly ever found being
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Outline map of Greenland with ice sheet depths. (Much of the area in green has permanent snow cover, but less than 10m (33ft) thick.)
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Howat, Ian M.; Joughin, Ian R.; Scambos, Ted A. (8 February 2007). "Rapid Changes in Ice Discharge from Greenland Outlet Glaciers".
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The retreat of Greenland's ice is revealing islands that were thought to be part of the mainland. In September 2005
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Recently, Greenland's three largest outlet glaciers have started moving faster, satellite data show. These are the
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discovered an island 400 miles (644 km) north of the Arctic Circle in eastern Greenland which he named
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The Greenland ice sheet is 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) thick and broad enough to blanket an area the size of
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The total population comprises around 56,000 inhabitants, of whom approximately 18,000 live in the capital,
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in southwestern Greenland contains the oldest known rocks on Earth, dated at 3.7–3.8 billion years old.
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is the largest town – and the capital – with roughly one third of the country's urban population.
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in the northwestern region of Greenland, buried underneath the ice sheet. At a size larger than
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in inland areas. It typically has short, cool summers and long, moderately cold winters.
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The vegetation is generally sparse, with the only patch of forested land being found in
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Geological map of Greenland from the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS).
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at 3,694 meters (12,119 ft). The northernmost point of the island of Greenland is
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Mountains in southern Greenland, as seen from an altitude of approximately 34,000 feet
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Shuman, Christopher A.; Steffen, Konrad; Box, Jason E.; Stearns, Charles R. (2001).
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reported that the glaciers now generate swarms of earthquakes up to magnitude 5.0.
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Köppen–Geiger climate classification map at 1-km resolution for Greenland 1991–2020
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and compare them to ones taken today to determine the future of Greenland's ice.
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influences, Greenland's winter temperatures are very mild for its latitude. In
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2,166,086 km (410,449 km ice-free, 1,755,637 km ice-covered)
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View of deep canyons, or fjords, along the coast of northwestern Greenland
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with approximately 5,500 inhabitants is the second largest town, while
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Small glaciers spilling into a mostly dry valley in western Greenland
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Greenland has 17 towns – settlements with more than 500 inhabitants.
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is made up of some of the oldest rocks on the face of the earth. The
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Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
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or the possibility that Greenland might actually be three islands.
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In the far south of Greenland, there is a very small forest in the
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Highest point — Gunnbjørn Fjeld, 3,694 meters (12,119 ft).
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small islands spread from the Central to Southern coastlines.
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the movements of some glaciers exceeding the speeds needed to
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Southernmost point — unnamed islet 2.3 km south of
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at Ilulissat on the western edge of Greenland, and the
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An enlargeable satellite composite image of Greenland
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Map of Greenland's rate of change in ice sheet height
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Cambridge University Press. 473:approximately 6%; some land is used to grow 452:3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) 2929: 2715: 364:and the highest elevation is the summit of 129:2,166,086 km (836,330 sq mi) 4213: 4199: 3923: 3909: 3267: 3253: 53: 3175:"Greenland Landforms and Land Statistics" 3072: 2832: 2822: 2423: 2214: 2149:Summit Camp Station, Northeast Greenland 2135:Summit Camp Station, Northeast Greenland 2121:Summit Camp Station, Northeast Greenland 2107:Summit Camp Station, Northeast Greenland 2093:Summit Camp Station, Northeast Greenland 2079:Summit Camp Station, Northeast Greenland 2065:Summit Camp Station, Northeast Greenland 2051:Summit Camp Station, Northeast Greenland 2023:Summit Camp Station, Northeast Greenland 548:Retreat of the Helheim Glacier, Greenland 2774:. 31 October 2011. Climate ID: 2402590. 2622: 2207:This is a list of the extreme points of 559: 551: 543: 529: 3041:Geophysical Research Letters, 31 L24402 1787: 1501: 506:covers 84% of the country; the rest is 14: 4474: 3274: 2579:Climate change adaptation in Greenland 1978: 1725: 518:Protection of the Arctic environment, 4194: 3904: 3248: 3169: 3167: 3165: 2430:Cartographic expeditions to Greenland 2272: 1481: 2901: 2569:List of mountain ranges of Greenland 2285:Southernmost point — Peninsula near 2176:List of mountain ranges of Greenland 2163:Klinck Station, Northeast Greenland 1349:(humidity 1961–1990, sun 1980–1990) 2968:(in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst 2951: 2564:List of mountain peaks of Greenland 24: 3162: 2768:Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 2687:.1–2, 15 November, pp. 27–49. 2629:"Baffin Bay and Baffin Land"  2191:Scientists discovered an asteroid 1406:balance upstream snow accumulation 497: 25: 4493: 3292:an autonomous constituent country 3222: 2778:from the original on May 16, 2017 2202: 1356: 4336:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4064: 4046:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3419: 2542: 2530: 2518: 2502: 2487: 2475: 2463: 2444: 1457:Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory 198: 178: 147:44,087 km (27394.4 mi) 3595:Governor (1728–1730, 1925–1979) 3207:from the original on 2022-01-02 3191: 3137: 3121: 3105: 3044: 3031: 3017: 2999: 2916:Danish Meteorological Institute 2862:Danish Meteorological Institute 2735:Danish Meteorological Institute 2698:"EcoAdvise & Communication" 2268:, 3,694 meters (12,119 ft) 2009:North Ice, Northeast Greenland 1339:Danish Meteorological Institute 614:is 2.2 °C (36.0 °F). 462:(370.4 km; 230.2 mi) 2803:Journal of Applied Meteorology 2690: 2673: 2642: 2616: 2591: 2037:Eismitte, Northeast Greenland 1388:It is thought that before the 572:on and near the coasts and an 299:. The territory comprises the 13: 1: 3605:Prime Minister (1979–current) 2584: 2169: 2157:−69.6 °C (−93.3 °F) 2143:−60.0 °C (−76.0 °F) 2129:−55.4 °C (−67.7 °F) 2115:−46.0 °C (−50.8 °F) 2101:−39.2 °C (−38.6 °F) 2087:−33.0 °C (−27.4 °F) 2073:−37.5 °C (−35.5 °F) 2059:−49.0 °C (−56.2 °F) 2045:−57.3 °C (−71.1 °F) 2031:−64.8 °C (−84.6 °F) 2017:−63.3 °C (−81.9 °F) 2003:−66.1 °C (−87.0 °F) 4461:United States Virgin Islands 4180:United States Virgin Islands 3932:Geography of North America 2513:on Greenland's eastern coast 514:Environment – current issues 155:3,694 m (12119 ft) 7: 3037:Krabill, W., et al., 2004, 3025:"Arts and Culture Archives" 2890:. Wondermondo. 23 June 2013 2865:(in Danish). Archived from 2557: 1966:15.9 °C (60.6 °F) 1952:21.6 °C (70.9 °F) 1938:19.3 °C (66.7 °F) 1924:24.9 °C (76.8 °F) 1910:25.2 °C (77.4 °F) 1896:26.3 °C (79.3 °F) 1882:30.1 °C (86.2 °F) 1868:24.8 °C (76.6 °F) 1854:19.1 °C (66.4 °F) 1840:16.0 °C (60.8 °F) 1826:16.0 °C (60.8 °F) 1812:15.3 °C (59.5 °F) 1510:Climate data for Greenland 1104:Average precipitation days 890:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 750:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 465: 368:, the highest point in the 305:largest island in the world 239:0.028/km (0.073/sq mi) 18:Extreme points of Greenland 10: 4498: 4222:Climate of North America 3112:"The Warming of Greenland" 2434: 2427: 2173: 1723: 1703:Weather Extremes Greenland 1698: 1509: 1344: 1336: 627: 537: 525: 345:in the extreme south near 179: 4436:Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4354: 4228: 4155:Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4073: 4062: 3938: 3867: 3832: 3769: 3702: 3693: 3628: 3619: 3532: 3523: 3437: 3428: 3417: 3304: 3286: 3149:earthobservatory.nasa.gov 3145:"Topography of Greenland" 2939:(in French). Météo Climat 2497:on Greenland's east coast 1994: 1991: 1988: 1803: 1800: 1797: 1726:Georgi, Johannes (1935), 1628: 1558: 1553: 1550: 1547: 1544: 1541: 1538: 1535: 1532: 1529: 1526: 1523: 1520: 1517: 1514: 1417:Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1289: 1242: 1194: 1150: 1103: 1029: 959: 889: 819: 749: 679: 674: 671: 668: 665: 662: 659: 656: 653: 650: 647: 644: 641: 638: 635: 568:Greenland's climate is a 243: 235: 231:56,732 (February 8, 2020) 227: 222: 211: 193: 174: 169: 159: 151: 143: 133: 125: 88: 73: 68: 64: 52: 34: 4456:Turks and Caicos Islands 4175:Turks and Caicos Islands 3537:Administrative divisions 3411:Cartographic expeditions 2857:"Vejrekstremer Grønland" 2574:Greenland's Grand Canyon 2314: 2248:Nordvestø, Carey Islands 1985: 1794: 1753:May record low at Summit 1367:Greenland's Grand Canyon 564:Map of Greenland bedrock 376:, discovered by Admiral 322:Greenland sits atop the 3850:National (civic) anthem 3083:10.1126/science.1138478 2635:Encyclopædia Britannica 1399:There is concern about 456:Exclusive fishing zone: 427: 343:Nanortalik Municipality 283:is located between the 218: (pop. 17,984) 4482:Geography of Greenland 4386:British Virgin Islands 4105:British Virgin Islands 2424:History of exploration 2215:Territory of Greenland 1832:Nanortailak, Kujalleq 1779:(record low all time) 1738:10.1594/PANGAEA.604003 1478:for "warming island". 1347:Deutscher Wetterdienst 565: 557: 549: 535: 152:Highest elevation 4326:Saint Kitts and Nevis 4036:Saint Kitts and Nevis 3600:Inspector (1782–1924) 3547:Independence movement 2278:Northernmost point — 2220:Northernmost point — 1972:Narsarsuaq, Kujalleq 1958:Tasillaq, Sermersooq 1944:Tasillaq, Sermersooq 1916:Tasillaq, Sermersooq 1888:Ivittuut, Sermersooq 1874:Narsarsuaq, Kujalleq 1860:Narsarsuaq, Kujalleq 1846:Narsarsuaq, Kujalleq 563: 555: 547: 533: 3378:Fridtjof Nansen Land 3013:on December 3, 2011. 2681:Precambrian Research 2299:Easternmost point — 2292:Westernmost point — 2253:Easternmost point — 2246:Westernmost point — 1788:Highest temperatures 1748:(March record low), 1559:Record high °C (°F) 1502:Temperature extremes 1421:University of Kansas 680:Record high °C (°F) 540:Climate of Greenland 336:Isua greenstone belt 328:North American Plate 326:, a subplate of the 4341:Trinidad and Tobago 4236:Antigua and Barbuda 4051:Trinidad and Tobago 3946:Antigua and Barbuda 3744:Notable individuals 3393:County of Greenland 3373:Erik the Red's Land 3241:, 22 September 2011 3065:2007Sci...315.1559H 2815:2001JApMe..40..741S 2744:on 10 February 2019 2222:Kaffeklubben Island 1979:Lowest temperatures 1729:Eismitte record low 1629:Record low °C (°F) 1461:Columbia University 1151:Average snowy days 960:Record low °C (°F) 820:Daily mean °C (°F) 608:Greenland ice sheet 106: /  31: 4276:Dominican Republic 3986:Dominican Republic 3671:Telecommunications 3506:Towns and villages 3344:Western Settlement 3339:Eastern Settlement 3334:Norse Colonization 3296:Kingdom of Denmark 3179:www.worldatlas.com 3118:, January 16, 2007 2772:Environment Canada 2287:Tasiusaq, Kujalleq 2273:Mainland Greenland 1764:(May record low), 1482:Future projections 1453:Harvard University 1375:Ilulissat Icefjord 566: 558: 550: 536: 435:2,166,086 km 212:Largest settlement 186:Kingdom of Denmark 160:Highest point 29: 4469: 4468: 4358:other territories 4188: 4187: 4077:other territories 3898: 3897: 3863: 3862: 3689: 3688: 3615: 3614: 3591:Political leader 3582:Political parties 3557:High Commissioner 3552:Foreign relations 3519: 3518: 3059:(5818): 1559–61. 2994:Los Angeles Times 2280:Cape Morris Jesup 2167: 2166: 2118:24 September 2009 1976: 1975: 1930:Nuuk, Sermersooq 1902:Nuuk, Sermersooq 1818:Nuuk, Sermersooq 1784: 1783: 1472:Uunartoq Qeqertaq 1353: 1352: 1197:relative humidity 628:Climate data for 487:100% (2012 est.) 482:Approximately 0% 382:Natural resources 374:Cape Morris Jesup 354:climate is arctic 303:of Greenland—the 295:and northwest of 278: 277: 110:64.167°N 51.717°W 16:(Redirected from 4489: 4426:Saint Barthélemy 4356:Dependencies and 4229:Sovereign states 4215: 4208: 4201: 4192: 4191: 4145:Saint Barthélemy 4075:Dependencies and 4068: 3939:Sovereign states 3925: 3918: 3911: 3902: 3901: 3883: 3876: 3700: 3699: 3651:Fishing industry 3646: 3626: 3625: 3530: 3529: 3435: 3434: 3423: 3406: 3269: 3262: 3255: 3246: 3245: 3216: 3215: 3213: 3212: 3202: 3195: 3189: 3188: 3186: 3185: 3171: 3160: 3159: 3157: 3156: 3141: 3135: 3125: 3119: 3109: 3103: 3102: 3076: 3048: 3042: 3035: 3029: 3028: 3021: 3015: 3014: 3003: 2997: 2987: 2978: 2977: 2975: 2973: 2963: 2955: 2949: 2948: 2946: 2944: 2933: 2927: 2926: 2924: 2922: 2913: 2905: 2899: 2898: 2896: 2895: 2888:"Qinngua Valley" 2884: 2878: 2877: 2875: 2874: 2853: 2847: 2846: 2836: 2826: 2794: 2788: 2787: 2785: 2783: 2760: 2754: 2753: 2751: 2749: 2743: 2737:. 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Index

Extreme points of Greenland

Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
64°10′N 51°43′W / 64.167°N 51.717°W / 64.167; -51.717
Area rank
Gunnbjørn
Kingdom of Denmark
Greenland
Nuuk (Godthåb)
Inuit
Danish
European
Europeans
Danish
Greenland
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Canada
Iceland
island
largest island in the world
alphabetic list
Hans Island
ice sheet
Greenland plate
North American Plate
craton
Isua greenstone belt
Nanortalik Municipality

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