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*''[[Greenland]]'' — despite its name, eighty percent of the island is covered by a [[glacier]].<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Greenland-Ice-Sheet Greenland Ice Sheet - Britannica]</ref>
*''[[Greenland]]'' — despite its name, eighty percent of the island is covered by a [[glacier]].<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Greenland-Ice-Sheet Greenland Ice Sheet - Britannica]</ref>
*''[[hamburger]'' — most are made without ham, despite the name; rather, the latter refers to the fact that hamburgers originated in [[Hamburg]], Germany.
*''[[Iceland]]'' — being the opposite of Greenland, only one-tenth of Iceland's land is covered by glaciers;<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Iceland Iceland - Britannica]</ref> in addition, despite being located in an area in the North Atlantic Ocean where one would expect freezing temperatures, the climate in the area tends to be mild due to volcanic activity
*''[[Iceland]]'' — being the opposite of Greenland, only one-tenth of Iceland's land is covered by glaciers;<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Iceland Iceland - Britannica]</ref> in addition, despite being located in an area in the North Atlantic Ocean where one would expect freezing temperatures, the climate in the area tends to be mild due to volcanic activity