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Although the bulk of its area is covered by ice caps inhospitable to most forms of life, Greenland's terrain and waters support a wide variety of plant and animal species. The northeastern part of the island is the world's largest national park. The flora and fauna of Greenland are strongly susceptible to changes associated with climate change. [1]
Greenland Native name: Grønland Kalaallit Nunaat Outline map of Greenland with ice sheet depths. (Much of the area in green has permanent snow cover, but less than 10m (33ft) thick.) Geography Location Between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean Coordinates 64°10′N 51°43′W / 64.167°N 51.717°W / 64.167; -51.717 Area 2,166,086 km 2 (836,330 sq mi) Area rank 1st ...
Really Wild Animals is a children's nature television series, hosted by Dudley Moore as an anthropomorphic globe named Spin. [1] Comprising 13 episodes, it was released between October 24, 1993, and March 6, 1996. It was nominated for five national Daytime Emmy Awards and won one.
As the tectonic plates between Canada and Greenland shifted to form the Davis Strait, which connects ocean basins the Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay, the Earth’s crust reconfigured.
This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Greenland. There are 26 mammal species native to Greenland, of which none are critically endangered, three are endangered, three are vulnerable, two are near threatened and four are data deficient. [1] Only seven of these species are fully terrestrial.
(Definitions of "continents" are a physical and cultural construct dating back centuries, long before the advent or even knowledge of plate tectonics; thus, defining a "continent" falls into the realm of physical and cultural geography (i.e. geopolitics), while continental plate definitions fall under plate tectonics in the realm of geology.)
Europe—this crowded continent hides the most surprising animals in pockets of wilderness. Above Gibraltar , Europe's only non-human primate, the Barbary macaque lives a life of kidnapping and high drama, whilst in Vienna churchyard-dwelling European hamsters feast on flowers and candle wax left at graves.
Greenland [e] is an autonomous territory [f] in the Kingdom of Denmark. [15] [16] It is the largest of three constituent parts of the kingdom, the other two being metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands; the citizens of all territories are full citizens of Denmark. Greenland is one of the Overseas Countries and Territories of the European ...