Greenland travel guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is about 2,670 kilometers long from north to south and more than 1,000 kilometers wide at its widest point from east to west. Two-thirds of its area is within the Arctic Circle. Its northernmost point is less than 800 kilometers from the North Pole. It has a vast territory. The thick ice sheet is second only to Antarctica in size and is a mythical world covered in ice and snow.

Attractions distribution:

Greenland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean and is a territory of the small Nordic country Denmark. The island covers an area of ​​2,175,600 square kilometers. The coastline is very close to the length of the earth's equator. The most significant landform feature of the island is the vast and thick ice sheet. Its scale is huge. Second only to Antarctica, it has an average thickness of 1,500 meters, the thickest point is about 3,000 meters, and a total volume of 2.6 million cubic kilometers. It is said that if all the ice in Greenland melts, the earth's sea level will rise by 6.5 meters.
In 982 AD, the Nordic Eric and his companions set out from Iceland and sailed northwest in search of the New World. They accidentally discovered this large island. After two summers of investigation, they found it on the southwest coast of the island. There are a few small pieces of flat land that can withstand the cold Arctic winds. They can also grow full of green vegetation during the short summer. Therefore, Eric named this coastal area full of green vegetation "Greenland". ”, meaning “green land”.
Historically, Greenland has been owned by Canada, Norway, and Denmark. During the Second World War, it was once managed by the United States. After the war, it was returned to Denmark and became a state of Denmark. The island has a cold climate, magnificent scenery, and the vegetation is mainly tundra plants. Even short trees are rare, and the brightly colored buildings in residential areas add infinite vitality to this sparsely populated and simple-colored island.

Scenic spot features:

Hiking, adventure, photography, glaciers, snowfields