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<title>
Greenland (Denmark): Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Greenland
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: in the North Atlantic Ocean, between Canada and Norway
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 2,175,600 km2</l>
<l> land area: 341,700 km2 (ice free)</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly more than three times the size of
Texas</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: 0 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 44,087 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 3 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: Denmark has challenged Norway's maritime
claims between Greenland and Jan Mayen
</p>
<p>Climate: arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
</p>
<p>Terrain: flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow,
mountainous, barren, rocky coast
</p>
<p>Natural resources: zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum,
cryolite, uranium, fish
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 0%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 1%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 0%</l>
<l> other: 99%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: NA km2
</p>
<p>Environment: sparse population confined to small settlements along
coast; continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
</p>
<p>Note: dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and
Europe
</p></body></article></text>