'''Greenland ''' is a large island land mass in the [[Arctic Ocean]], and is the largest island in the world. Founded by [[Vikings]] about 1000 years ago who set up colonies (which died out), it is an autonomous province of [[Denmark]] and was granted [[Home Rule]] in 1979, though still retains the status of a dependency of Denmark. The weather is rather inhospitable due to the freezing temperatures- in fact, 81% of the island is covered by ice caps.[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gl.html]
The capital [[Nuuk]], is known in the [[Danish]] language as Godthåb.Nearly a quarter of Greenland's resides there. (As of 2007, Greenland's population was estimated at about 56,000.)
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