UNIT 3 Greenland data

What is the absolute location of Greenland?

71.7069° N, 42.6043° W

What is the relative location of Greenland?

In the north Atlantic ocean off the northeastern coast of Canada.

What continent is Greenland geologically apart of?

North America

What is the distribution of the population of Greenland?

Concentrated mainly on the southwest coast

What is the population density of Greenland?

0.14 people per square km

What’s Greenland’s population?

56,000

What are the major cities of Greenland?

Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat

What are facts about the Greenland economy

It’s self govern

GDP - $3.23B

What does Greenland export?

Fish, animal products, precious stones

With Denmark, china, uk

What does Greenland import?

Refined petroleum, aircraft, clothes

With Denmark, Sweden, France, Iceland, Canada

What is the size of Greenland?

1.71 million km²

How much of Greenland is ice?

80%

What is the average thickness of ice?

2km

What’s the maximum thickness of ice in Greenland?

Over 3km

Where is the thickest section of ice in Greenland?

Central east

30 million cubic kilometers

How much of the earths ice does Greenland have?

10%

What percentage of the worlds freshwater does Greenland have?

10%

What is Greenland’s ice per square km?

1.7 per km²

What is the length of Greenland <=>?

2,670km from north to south

What is the length of Greenland ↕

1,050 km from east to west

How many glaciers does Greenland have?

215