List of cities and towns in Greenland - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of cities and towns in Greenland as of 2021. The term 'city' is used loosely for any populated area in Greenland, given that the most populated place is Nuuk, the capital, with 19,900 inhabitants. [1]
Greenland's Vanishing Villages - Pulitzer Center
WEBAug 8, 2018 · Many young Greenlanders are leaving small villages for more urban centers, both in Greenland and abroad, in search of educational and occupational opportunities that don't exist in rural areas. Far more women leave than men.
The Challenges of Living in Rural Greenland - Arctic in Context
WEBSep 9, 2015 · The Challenges of Living in Rural Greenland. By Uiloq Mulvad Jessen. Greenland is the world’s biggest island with its 2,166,086 square kilometers, which is about the same size as Alaska and California together. In Greenland, there are approximately 56,500 inhabitants, compared to California and Alaska with about 39.5 million.
In A Warming Greenland, A Farming Family Adapts To Drought - NPR
WEBDec 7, 2019 · On a pitch-perfect autumn afternoon, a remote sheep farm in southern Greenland is quiet. The only movement is from a little girl playing outside her house with a fluffy border collie puppy.
Greenland - The World Factbook
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 80% ice capped. The Inuit came to Greenland from North America in a series of migrations that stretched from 2500 BC to the11th century.
Greenland | History, Population, Map, Flag, & Weather
WEB1 day ago · Greenland, the world’s largest island, lying in the North Atlantic Ocean. Greenland is noted for its vast tundra and immense glaciers. Greenland is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but the island’s home-rule government is responsible for most domestic affairs.
Greenland's Vanishing Villages • Jonas Bendiksen - Magnum …
WEBJan 14, 2019 · Many young Greenlanders are leaving small villages for more urban centers, both in Greenland and abroad, in search of educational and occupational opportunities that don’t exist in rural areas. Far more women leave than men.
Water quality in rural Greenland - acceptability and safety
WEBSep 1, 2023 · In Greenland, the public drinking water supply provides safe water to rural inhabitants. Water quality deteriorates in household storage containers, a concern shared by other Arctic regions, but documented for the first time in Greenland.
Greenland - The World Factbook
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 80% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland became an integral part of the Danish Realm in 1953.
Domestic water supply in rural Greenland – sufficiency, …
WEBOct 30, 2022 · This study aimed to examine the sufficiency, accessibility, and affordability of water supplies in rural Greenland. The state of the water supply was investigated using quantitative data on infrastructure and demographics.