Greenland
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Flag Description
Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white.

Currency
Danish krone.

Astronomy
Today's date is November 21, 2009. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Northern north america, island between the arctic ocean and the north atlantic ocean, northeast of canada.

Climate
Arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters.

Terrain
Flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Atlantic Ocean 0 m. The highest point is at Gunnbjorn 3,700 m.

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Greenland

This is a map of Greenland. The map illustrates the location of Nuuk and its proximity to Tasiilaq, Nanortalik, Sisimiut, and the Denmark Strait.

Greenland News:
Greenland ice loss 'accelerating'
Satellites, models and ground stations give scientists a better view than ever before of how the Greenland icecap is melting.
Laser satellite records ice loss
Greenland and parts of Antarctica are losing large volumes of ice to the oceans as their glaciers get thinner, a Nasa satellite reveals.

Index:
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