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Greenland

Greenland Kalaallit Nunaat, Danish Grønland, the largest island in the world (1998 pop. 56,076), 836,109 sq mi (2,166,086 sq km), self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark, lying largely within the Arctic Circle. It is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean in the north; the Greenland Sea in the east; the Denmark Strait in the southeast, which separates it from Iceland; the Atlantic Ocean in the south; and Davis Strait and Baffin Bay in the west, which separate it from Baffin Island, Canada. The capital is Nuuk (formerly Godthåb).

Greenland is 1,659 mi (2,670 km) long from Cape Farewell (lat. 59°46N) to Cape Morris Jesup (lat. 82°39N) and has a maximum width of about 800 mi (1,290 km). Geologically, the island is part of the Canadian Shield and, therefore, of North America; more than 50% of its ice-free area consists of rocks of the Precambrian era, mostly granites and gneisses. Mountain chains parallel Greenland's east and west coasts; Mt. Gunnbjørn (12,139 ft/3,700 m) and Mt. Forel (11,024 ft/3,360 m), both in SE Greenland, are the highest peaks. The entire coastline of Greenland is deeply indented by fjords. There are many offshore islands, of which Disko, in W Greenland, is the largest and Milne Land in E Greenland is the second largest.

Milne Land

Milne Land was named after Admiral Sir David Milne of Edinburgh, by Captain William Scoresby Jnr. He also named Scoresby Sund, the large fjord in which Milne Land sits.

The island is at lat. 70.87N long. 25.42W. It covers an area 3912.9 sq.km and the highest point is 2103m high.

Maps

Location of Greenland in relation to UK

Scoresby Sund

Milne Land

North Milne Land

North Milne Land closeup of Amazing Ridges

North East Milne Land, showing Landing Strip

South Milne Land

South East Milne Land