Greenland Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark on several islands including world's largest island by the same name
About Greenland
According to the Icelandic Sagas, Erik the Red chose the name "Greenland" to entice settlers fromIceland. In fact, Greenland has far more ice cover (about 84% of its surface area) thanIceland does, but the southern coasts the Vikings settledaregreen in summer, and were likely more so during the Medieval Warm Period. Be careful with maps of Greenland, as many Greenlandic names simply reference a particular geographical feature. For example, "Kangerlussuaq" means "Big Fjord" and so is not only the Greenlandic name for Søndre Strømfjord. When visiting a city or village, don't be afraid to ask for directions of shops, places to eat or somewhere to sleep, even if you think there might not be any. Most places (evenNuuk) are small enough for everyone to know where everything is, and therefore no
Greenland Travel Guide Sections
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