Greenland is the largest island in the Arctic Archipelago of North America. It is administered by Denmark, the principal settlement being Godthaab. The total area of Greenland, including its islands, is 2,186,000 km2 (844,000 sq mi), of which 1,802,400 km2 is covered by the “Inland Ice” and peripheral glaciers, leaving 383,600 km2 of coastal land surface. The country ranges from 60 to 84°N, and 10 to 70°W (Fig. 1). Major papers on the geology of Greenland are published primarily in Meddelelser om Grønland (Bulletins on Greenland), Copenhagen, or appear in the bulletins, reports, and miscellaneous papers of the Geological Survey of Greenland, ø Stervoldgade 10, DK 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sketch map of Greenland with locality names.
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Bondam, J. (1975). Greenland . In: World Regional Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31081-1_54
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