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Neighboring Countries of Greenland
Greenland has no land borders with any other country — it is surrounded by sea.
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Geography of Greenland
Location
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
Area
2,166,086 km² — slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Terrain
Flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast
Climate
Arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Highest and lowest points
Highest: Gunnbjorn Fjeld 3,694 m. Lowest: Atlantic Ocean 0 m. Mean elevation: 1792 m.
Natural resources
Coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Natural hazards
Continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
Good to know
Dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice sheet after that of Antarctica, covering an area of 1.71 million sq km (660,000 sq mi), or about 79% of the island, and containing 2.85 million cu km (684 thousand cu mi) of ice (almost 7% of the world's fresh water)
Frequently asked questions about the borders of Greenland
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Borders and geography: CIA World Factbook (public domain).