Erik the Red led a group of Icelanders and Norwegians to settle on the west coast of Greenland in AD 982. He named it Greenland, hoping to attract settlers, and falsely claimed it had better farmland than Iceland. Leif Erikson named a part of Canada “Vinland.” Greenland is the largest island in the world with […]
Greenland is the world’s largest island, with 80% of its surface permanently covered in ice. It was first inhabited by Paleo-Eskimo cultures and later by Vikings, before becoming a Danish province in 1953. Greenland has self-government but relies heavily on Danish subsidies. Its economy is based on fish exports and natural resources such as coal, […]
