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Geography and Environment of Greenland
Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Greenland.
Detailed geography
Physical Features
- Terrain
- flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast
- Climate
- arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
- Weather Patterns
- http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/GLXX0003?template=TRVLH&par=1003114983&unit=0&key=5b85ae1d85877a1b34827fba743e2133
- Highest Point
- 3700 — Gunnbjorn 3,700 m
- Lowest Point
- Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Borders and Area
- Area (Comparative)
- slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Natural Resources and Hazards
- Natural Resources
- coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
- Natural Hazards
- continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
Environment and Land Use
- Current Environmental Issues
- protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting