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	Greenland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Atlantic Ocean and Iceland lie to Greenland's Southeast; the Greenland Sea to the East; the Arctic Ocean to the North; Baffin Bay and Canada to the West.
		Greenland was one of the Norwegian Crown colonies until 1815, when it formally became a Danish colony, although Norway and Denmark had been in a personal union for centuries (see Denmark-Norway).
		Of the 18 municipalities, 15 are in West Greenland (Aasiaat, Ilulissat, Kangaatsiaq, Qasigiannguit, Qeqertarsuaq, Upernavik, Uummannaq in the northern part, Maniitsoq, Nuuk, Paamiut, Sisimiut in the central part, and Ivittuut, Nanortalik, Narsaq, Qaqortoq in the southern part), 2 in East Greenland (Ammassalik, Illoqqortoormiut) and 1 in North Greenland (Qaanaaq).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greenland (1500 words)

	Greenland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, "The Land of the Greenlanders (Kalaallit)"; Danish: Grønland) is a self-governed Danish territory and an Arctic island nation located in North America with shores on the North Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean.
		Greenland was one of the Norwegian Crown colonies until 1815, when it formally became a Danish colony, although Norway and Denmark had been in a personal union for centuries.
		Greenland was home to a number of Palaeo-Eskimo cultures in prehistory, the latest of which - the Early Dorset culture - disappeared around AD Hereafter, the island seems to have been without humans for some eight centuries.
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	Greenland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, "The Land of the Greenlanders (Kalaallit)"; Danish: Grønland), an Artic island nation located in the northern Atlantic Ocean, is the world's largest island (if continents are excluded and Australia is considered one).
		Greenland was one of the Norwegian Crown colonies until 1814, when it became part of Denmark.
		The extreme north of Greenland is not covered by an ice cap (indicated as pale blue in the map to the right), because the air there is too dry to produce snow, which is essential in the production and maintenance of an ice cap.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/gr/Greenland.htm (734 words)

	AllRefer.com - Greenland : Economy (Arctic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Fishing (shrimp, cod, halibut, salmon) is the main industry, and dozens of processing plants have been constructed in the southern and southwestern areas.
		Greenland has gradually modernized its economy but still depends heavily on its fishing industry.
		Greenland has benefited from greatly improved air transportation and telecommunications in recent years.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Greenlan-economy.html (244 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Harbor in Greenland
		The sea plays a central role in the economy of Greenland.
		Fishing, primarily for cod, shrimp, salmon, and seal, is one of the chief economic activities of the coastal population, and fish processing is the country's largest industry.
		The colorful boats pictured here are moored in the harbor at Jakobshavn, a village on the western coast of Greenland.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461526698/Harbor_in_Greenland.html (66 words)

	MapZones.com : Greenland Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fishing, sealing, and fur trapping are the principal economic activities in Greenland, which must rely on large amounts of financial support from Denmark.
		Greenland was formerly the world's main source of natural cryolite, a mineral used in the manufacture of aluminum, but by the late 1980s, reserves were exhausted.
		The economy remains critically dependent on exports of fish and substantial support from the Danish Government, which supplies about half of government revenues.
	www.mapzones.com /world/europe/greenland/economyindex.php (251 words)

	Colonialism in Greenland: An Inuit Perspective
		The trade stations in Greenland were established to cope with the competition from Dutch whalers and tradesmen who operated in Greenlandic waters from the beginning of the seventeenth century.
		After a new generation came to power in the National Council of Greenland in the beginning of the 1970s, the principle of Greenlandic ownership of land in Greenland was formulated, and was adopted by the National Council in 1975 (GLF 1975:226).
		Greenland had a seat in the negotiations, in due course of which any member may successfully argue its point of view in one case, and in another lose.
	arcticcircle.uconn.edu /HistoryCulture/petersen.html (6074 words)

	Denmark Economy
		The Greenland economy has increased by an average of some 3% to 4% annually since 1993, the result of increasing catches and exports of shrimp, Greenland halibut and, more recently, crab.
		However, it was not until 1999 that the economy had fully recovered from the economic downturn in the early 1990s.
		Greenland has registered a foreign trade deficit since the closure of the last remaining lead and zinc mine in 1989.
	www.traveldocs.com /dk/economy.htm (1412 words)

	Greenland - Scandinavica.com
		The Greenlandic language is related to the language of the Inuit peoples of north America and east Russia.
		Greenland is an autonomous territory belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark.
		Greenland is not part of the European Union.
	www.scandinavica.com /greenland.htm (394 words)

	Selected Theses on the Circumpolar Arctic
		The purpose of this study is (1) to provide a framework for measurement of the economic impact of the development plans implemented by the Danish Government in Greenland in the period 1955-71, and (2) to evaluate the fulfillment of some of the main objectives of the development plans.
		The objectives of the Danish Government regarding its economic policy with respect to the Colony of Greenland were twofold: (1) Greenland was to be kept isolated from the outer world, and (2) the expenditures of the Danish Government in Greenland were to be balanced by revenues derived from trade.
		The hope was that the acceleration of the economic development would enable the economy of Greenland to obtain a state of sustained growth quickly and perhaps eventually a state of self-sustained growth.
	www.nunanet.com /~jhicks/arctictheses/Hans76.html (1102 words)

	Economy (from Greenland) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Seal hunting, once the mainstay of the economy, declined drastically in the early 20th century and was replaced by the fishing, canning, and freezing of cod, prawns, and other marine life.
		The largest island in the world, Greenland is a country of bitter cold and midnight sun, a place where the northern lights can be seen year-round, and where ancient folk traditions exist in harmony with modern life.
		In the years preceding the dissolution of the union in 1991, the economy of Russia and the union as a whole was in decline.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-2836 (851 words)

	Greenland Homerule - Newsletter December 1998
		Finally, the economy of the Greenland Treasury and the main subjects of the 1999 Budget will be set out, including current topics for the fiscal year ahead.
		At the beginning of 2002 the liquid funds of the Greenland Treasury are estimated to be at the DKK 550 million level, which is considered sufficient for the implementation of daily transac tions, for the payment of companies' drawing rights on the Greenland Treasury and for the guaranties provided.
		The accounts of the Royal Greenland A/S group for the period 1 January 1997 to 30 Septem ber 1997 showed a turnover of DKK 2,114 billion and a deficit of DKK 157 million.
	www.gh.gl /uk/economy/economy.htm (4545 words)

	Greenland - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Around 83% of Greenland is a permanent ice cap and mountains line both the east and west coasts holding the inland ice in place.
		It gave Greenland equal rights with the rest of the Danish Kingdom and gave the people of Greenland the right to elect a legislature, however, laws that affected Greenland continued to be made by the Danish government.
		In the 1970's many Greenlanders began objecting to Denmark's control over their affairs and in 1979 Denmark granted Greenland internal self government which established a new provincial government that controls the internal affairs of the province.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/greenlnd.htm (489 words)

	West Greenland Operational Conditions - politics, economy, ice and weather, environment
		Stable democracy: Greenland is a modern, democratic, and politically stable society, strongly associated to Denmark in areas including foreing policy, common currency, jurisdiction and defence.
		About 90% of the population is born in Greenland; the remainder comes mainly from Denmark.
		Greenland stretches from 60°N to 82°N – a distance of almost 2500 km – and climate is thus very variable along the Greenland coast.
	www.geus.dk /ghexis/op-grl.htm (711 words)

	MapZones.com : Greenland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Greenland, also Kalaallit Nunaat,island, internally self-governing part of Denmark, situated between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
		Greenland lies mostly north of the Arctic Circle and is separated from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, on the west, primarily by the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay, and from Iceland, on the east, by the Strait of Denmark.
		The maximum distance from east to west is about 1,290 km.The length of Greenland's coast, which is deeply indented with fiords, is around at 5,800 km.The total area of Greenland is around 2,175,600 sq km (840,000 sq mi), of which about 84 per cent, or some 1,834,000 sq km, is ice cap.
	www.mapzones.com /world/europe/greenland/index.php (156 words)

	East Greenland Shelf LME
		Greenland halibut, Norway haddock, catfish, Atlantic halibut, salmon and char are important to the local economy.
		Cod was previously central to Greenland’s economy, but the fishery collapsed in the 1990s.
		Greenland was once a part of Denmark, but has since 1979 moved towards independence.
	na.nefsc.noaa.gov /lme/text/lme19.htm (1111 words)

	Greenland History
		Because the Greenland colonies date to the Medieval Period when written records became common both in Scandinavia and Iceland, these records tell a detailed story about Norse Greenland: its economy, political structure, the role of the Church, relations with Europe, and about the land and its Native inhabitants.
		According to the late 11th century Historia Norvegiae (History of Norway), profits from the Greenland trade were of much interest to the Catholic church in Nidaros (Trondheim), but the proprietors were independent merchants--Greenlanders, Icelanders, or Norwegians-who braved the seas and could trade with whomever they liked.
		But by the 12th century few Greenlanders owned ocean-going vessels; their few remaining boats were dedicated to walrus hunting in the Nordsetur hunting grounds.
	www.mnh.si.edu /vikings/voyage/subset/greenland/history.html (377 words)

	Economy Of Greenland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Library Greenland A
		GRE A 4 E "Greenland's Once Frozen Economy Thaws Under the Green Light of Progress." E.C. Connor.
		The DO-X Greenland Whale flight from Berlin to Iceland, Greenland, Ontario and Chicago.
		Interesting discussion of the various seals that are depicted on the new stamp issues of Greenland.
	www.scc-online.org /libgreen_a.htm (816 words)

	Rudy Brueggemann's Greenland boat and ports image gallery
		Greenland's modern economy is driven by fishing, with state-run companies exporting shrimp and some fish abroad.
		When Greenlanders aren't working, many are off enjoying themselves in the great waterways of the island.
		Many Greenlanders earn their living working on the boats on Greenland's west coast.
	www.rudyfoto.com /grl/greenlandboats.html (366 words)

	Economy of Greenland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Greenland Home Rule Government (GHRG) has pursued a tight fiscal policy since the late (The decade from 1980 to 1989) 1980s which has helped create surpluses in the public budget and low inflation.
		Despite resumption of several interesting (An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen) hydrocarbon and (Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition) minerals exploration activities, it will take several years before production can materialize.
		(Measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year)) GDP:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ec/Economy_of_Greenland.htm (348 words)

	Greenland Economy 1991 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		In 1990, the economy became critically dependent on shrimp exports and an annual subsidy (now about $355 million) from the Danish Government because cod exports had fallen, the zinc and lead mine closed, and a large promising platinum and gold mine was not yet operational.
		Greenland has signed a contract for its largest construction project, a power plant to supply the capital.
		To avoid a decline in the economy, Denmark has agreed to pay 75% of the costs of running Sondrestrom Airbase and Kulusuk Airfield as civilian bases after the US withdraws in 1992.
	www.theodora.com /wfb1991/greenland/greenland_economy.html (356 words)

	Greenland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Greenland (in Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, literal meaning: "Land of the human") is the world's largest island, about 84% ice-capped[?] (or ice-sheeted).
		The extreme north of Greenland isn't covered by an ice cap (indicated as pale blue in the map to the right), because the air there is to too dry to produce snow, which is essential in the production and maintenance of an ice cap.
		But he had not forgotten to call for the beer.html">beer, and he was afraid they would let the jug down every moment.
	www.city-search.org /gr/greenland.html (327 words)

	Encyclopedia: Economy of Greenland
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		Greenland today is critically dependent on fishing and fish exports; the shrimp fishery is by far the largest income earner.
		Despite resumption of several interesting hydrocarbon and minerals exploration activities, it will take several years before production can materialize.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Economy-of-Greenland (371 words)

	Greenland (part of the Kingdom of Denmark) Economy - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, ...
		Economy—overview: Greenland suffered negative economic growth in the early 1990s, but since 1993 the economy has improved.
		The Greenland Home Rule Government (GHRG) has pursued a light fiscal policy since the late 1980s which has helped create surpluses in the public budget and low inflation.
		Since 1990, Greenland has registered a foreign trade deficit following the closure of the last remaining lead and zinc mine in 1989.
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	Economy Of Greenland Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Greenland Economy 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Economy - overview Greenland suffered negative economic growth in the early 1990s, butsince 1993 the economy has improved.
		The Greenland Home Rule Government(GHRG) has pursued a light fiscal policy since the late 1980s which has helpedcreate surpluses in the public budget and low inflation.
		The public sector, includingpublicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays the dominant rolein Greenland's economy.
	www.photius.com /wfb1997/greenland/greenland_economy.html (280 words)

	Selected Bibliography on Greenland
		Caulfield, Richard A. Greenlanders, whales, and whaling: Sustainability and self-determination in the Arctic.
		Haller, Albert A. The spatial organisation of the marine hunting culture in the Upernavik district, Greenland.
		(1948) "Greenland at the crossroads," Arctic 1:1, pp.
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