An international team of scientists is set to sail for Greenland to investigate whether the island’s rapidly melting glaciers could disrupt a major Atlantic Ocean current system.
About Greenland:
It is the world’s largest (non-continent) island located between the continents of North America and Europe in the North Atlantic Ocean.
It is geographically considered a part of the North American continent.
It was once a Danish colony and is now an autonomous province of Denmark.
Borders of Greenland: It is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north; by the Greenland Sea to the east; by the North Atlantic Ocean to the southeast; Davis Strait to the southwest and Baffin Bay to the west.
Capital City: Nuuk
Geographical Features of Greenland:
Climate: Greenland is in the polar zone, where winter temperatures reach as low as -50°C and summer temperatures rarely exceed 10–15°C.
Highest Point: Gunnbjorn’s Fjeld
Natural Resources: It mainly consists of Coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium.
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