Sholu
Sovereignempire

Greenland

Kalaallit Nunaat

1734 CE – 1940 CE

Quick Facts

Type
Sovereign · empire
Period
1734 CE – 1940 CE
Duration
206 years
Known Periods
10
Capital
Nuuk
Data Confidence
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Overview

Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark and is the largest of the kingdom's three constituent parts by land area, the others being Denmark proper and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenland are citizens of Denmark. They are thus citizens of the European Union (EU), although Greenland is not part of the EU. It is the world's largest island and lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It shares a small 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) border with Canada on Hans Island. The capital and largest city is Nuuk. Kaffeklubben Island off the northern coast is the world's northernmost undisputed point of land – Cape Morris Jesup on the main island was thought.

Historical Periods

Greenland (1734–1737)

1734 CE – 1737 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 10,910 km²

Greenland (1738–1740)

1738 CE – 1740 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 10,817 km²

Greenland (1741–1743)

1741 CE – 1743 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 11,871 km²

Greenland (1744–1756)

1744 CE – 1756 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 41,197 km²

Greenland (1757–1761)

1757 CE – 1761 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 50,219 km²

Greenland (1762–1768)

1762 CE – 1768 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 50,180 km²

Greenland (1769–1771)

1769 CE – 1771 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 63,545 km²

Greenland (1772–1774)

1772 CE – 1774 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 67,087 km²

Greenland (1775–1777)

1775 CE – 1777 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 80,533 km²

Greenland (1778–1787)

1778 CE – 1787 CE

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Capital: NuukArea: 81,055 km²

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