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'''Greenland''' is a very large Island in the [[Arctic Ocean]]. | '''Greenland''' is a very large Island in the [[Arctic Ocean]]. | ||
It has been the home to [[First Nations]] peoples related to [[Canada]]'s [[ | It has been the home to [[First Nations]] peoples related to [[Canada]]'s [[Inuit]] for thousands of years. | ||
A colony of [[Norse]] adventurers was established on the Southern tip of Greenland at the end of the tenth Century. | A colony of [[Norse]] adventurers was established on the Southern tip of Greenland at the end of the tenth Century. | ||
Revision as of 20:58, 17 February 2010
Greenland is a very large Island in the Arctic Ocean.
It has been the home to First Nations peoples related to Canada's Inuit for thousands of years.
A colony of Norse adventurers was established on the Southern tip of Greenland at the end of the tenth Century. This colony existed for several generations.
A Danish presence was re-established, and Greenland was ruled by Denmark for several centuries. The inhabitants of Greenland how have a measure of local autonomy.