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| Location | Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada |
| Geographic coordinates | 72 00 N, 40 00 W |
| Map references | arctic |
| Area |
total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.) |
| Area comparative | slightly more than three times the size of Texas |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 44,087 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 3 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line |
| 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 |
lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: gunnbjorn 3,700 m |
| Natural resources | coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
| Land use |
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km |
| Natural hazards | continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island |
| Environment - current issues | protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting |
| Environment - international agreements | |
| Geography note | dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast, but close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice cap |
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