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Below the ice there is a series of canyons, the biggest called Greenland's Grand Canyon which was formed by flowing rivers of water from the repeated cycle of ice melting and new ice forming. [98] Near the coast elevations rise suddenly and steeply. [99] The ice flows generally to the coast from the centre of the island.
Until 2007, the Faroe Islands were home to an air surveillance radar station, providing vital radar coverage during the Cold War. [8] In light of broader geopolitical changes, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, c. 2022, the station was undergoing preparations to be reopened, closing an important surveillance gap in the GIUK gap.
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 ...
The following is an alphabetical list of the islands of Greenland. Many of these islands have both a Kalaallisut language name and a European language name.
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Greenland has an estimated population of 55,840. [2] As of 2012, the total life expectancy was 71.25 years, with males having a life expectancy of 68.6 years and females with 74.04 years. Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq is Greenland's most populous municipality, with 24,382 residents. It includes Nuuk, the capital and largest city of the territory.
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The strait connects the Greenland Sea, an extension of the Arctic Ocean, to the Irminger Sea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean.It is 480 kilometres (300 mi) long. The narrowest part of the strait is 290 kilometres (180 mi) wide and lies between Straumnes, on Iceland's Hornstrandir peninsula, and Cape Tupinier, on Greenland's Blosseville Coast.