Greenland Flashcards
(13 cards)
basic facts
- world’s largest island.
- It has the closest point of land to the North Pole,
- the least densely populated political territory on the planet.
- 80% of it is covered by an ice mass that is second only to the Antarctic ice.
“If it were an independent country, it would be the …… largest country in the world.
12th
The very first people were known as the ….
Sakak people
Bay where early remains of human culture after the Sakak people were found.
Independence Bay ((Independence 1 and Independence 2 people)
The Sakak people were replaced by this group
Dorset
The first viking to discover the island in the 10th century when his ship was blown off course.
Gunnborn Olfsen
In 982, ………. was exiled from Iceland for committing murder. He sailed west and landed on the shore of Greenland and claimed it for himself.
Erik the Red
The Thule people today are known as the ….
Inuit
the people in Greenland call themselves the …..
K’lallit
“In the early 17th century, King Christian IV of Denmark sent a series of expeditions to Greenland, which were led by this English explorer
James HALL
The name of the island in their native language is ….
K’lallit N’unat
Name of Air base administered by US SPACE FORCE in Greenland
Thule Air Base
This mine has the potential to be the biggest source of rare earth metals outside of China.
Cavena Field Mine
