The name Greenland is quite misleading. It gives you an image of a stretch of lush green land, but the island is actually full of glaciers. The island was earlier inhabited by the Vikings. Their king Erik the Red named the island ‘Greenland’ to attract settlers from Europe. It is the world’s largest island, but holds one of the smallest populations.
Greenland was first inhabited by convicts who had escaped from Iceland. They were succeeded by the Vikings and later by the Norse. Later, Hans Egede formed a colony in Greenland in 1776 with due permission from Denmark. Till 1950, the Danish enjoyed monopoly over Greenland. After regular complaints from Greenlanders, Denmark granted them the power of self-governance in 2009.
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