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Competencies
C-1.1, C-4.6, C-5.3

• Critical thinking
• Information literacy
• Creativity
21st CENTURY SKILLS
• AIL
6 The Land of Ice and Snow

(Greenland)

Warm Up

What type of vehicle is suitable in Greenland?

The Arctic Ocean is around the North Pole. It is surrounded by North

America, Europe and Asia. Antarctica is around the South Pole. This is
the coldest region and here the human beings cannot live comfortably.

This area remains under ice and snow almost throughout the year.

Greenland, the largest island in the world, is situated in the North Pole region.

Location and extent

Greenland is located towards the
North-East of Canada in North

America. Greenland is a part of
Denmark, which is in Europe.

Greenland lies mostly within the
Arctic Circle. Eric the Red discovered

this island in 10th century. He
wanted to attract settlers from other

countries of the world. So he named
it Greenland. Iceland is the nearest

European country to Greenland.

The total area of Greenland is about
22 lakh square kilometres. About

seventy per cent area of Greenland Greenland

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