Greenland is a large island, geographically within North America but more often seen as a part of Europe.
The geographical coordinates for Greenland, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude 72 00N
Longitude 40 00W.
Greenland was reached by the Vikings in the 10th century. Danish immigrants arrived in the 18th century and Greenland became a part of Denmark in 1953.
Like Denmark, it joined the EU in 1973 but withdrew in 1985. Greenland was granted self government in 1979 and gained even more self-rule in 2009.
The weather is arctic and temperatures seldom rise above about 7C. The ice-free coastline is where the small towns and settlements are.
Greenland has a total area of 2,166,086 sq kms, of which 410,449 is ice free.
It has a total coastline of 44,087 kms and has no land borders.
Greenland has a total population of 57,713.