Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

is the world's largest island and an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland or Greenlands may also refer to:

People

* Greenland (surname)

Places

Australia

* Greenlands, New South Wales (Singleton Council), see

Singleton Council Singleton Council is a local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Main North railway line. The mayor of the council is Cr. Sue Moore, an independent p ...

* Greenlands, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council), see Snowy Monaro Regional Council#Towns and localities *

Greenlands, Queensland Greenlands is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Greenlands had a population of 250 people. Geography Stanthorpe – Texas Road Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Regio ...

Barbados

* Greenland, Barbados, a village in the parish of Saint Andrew

Canada

* Greenland, Nova Scotia, a community in Annapolis County

United Kingdom

* Greenland, County Antrim, a townland in the civil parish of

Larne Larne (, , the name of a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic territory) is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,755 at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census. It is a major passenger and freight Roll-on/ro ...

, County Antrim, Northern Ireland *

Greenland Dock Greenland Dock is the oldest of London's riverside wet docks, located in Rotherhithe in the area of the city now known as Docklands. It used to be part of the Surrey Commercial Docks, most of which have by now been filled in. Greenland Doc ...

, in London *

Greenlands, Buckinghamshire Greenlands is a country house situated by the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, just outside Henley-on-Thames. Built in the nineteenth century, it now forms the core of Greenlands Campus of the University of Reading, and is used by their Henley ...

, a country house in Buckinghamshire * Greenlands, Worcestershire

United States

Greenland, Arkansas Greenland is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located in the Boston Mountains, deep in the Ozark Mountains. Early settlers found prosperity by growing fruit, including apples and a variety of berries, and rai ...

, in Washington County * Greenland, Colorado, in Douglas County * Greenland, Michigan, in Ontonagon County *

Greenland, New Hampshire Greenland is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,067 at the 2020 census, up from 3,549 at the 2010 census. It is drained by the Winnicut River and bounded on the northwest by Great Bay. History On ...

, in Rockingham County * Greenland, Ohio, an unincorporated community *

Greenland, West Virginia Greenland is an unincorporated community between Walker's Ridge and New Creek Mountain on the North Fork Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Greenland lies at the western end of Greenland Gap in New Creek Mountain New ...

, in Grant County *

Greenland Hills, Dallas, Texas Greenland Hills is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas (USA). It is bounded on the west by North Central Expressway (US 75), on the south by Vanderbilt Avenue, on the east by Greenville Avenue and on the north by McCommas Boulevard. The area is a ...

, in Dallas County

Arts, entertainment, and media

Film

* ''Greenland'' (film), a 2020 American film

Music

* ''Greenland'' (album), 2006 album by Cracker *"Greenland", a song by The Wedding Present from '' Going, Going...'' *"Greenland", a song by

Herbert Grönemeyer Herbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer (born 12 April 1956) is a German singer, musician, producer, composer and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Grönemeyer starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Pete ...

from ''Chaos'' *"Greenland", a song by

Caravels The caravel (Portuguese: , ) is a small maneuverable sailing ship used in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean. The lateen sails gave it speed and the capacity for sailing win ...

from ''Floorboards''

Literature

* ''Greenland'' (1988 play), by English playwright Howard Brenton *''Greenland'' (2009 play), by Canadian playwright

Nicolas Billon Nicolas Billon (born March 22, 1978) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for his plays ''The Elephant Song'', ''Iceland'', and ''Butcher''. Biography Nicolas Billon was born in Ottawa, Ontario and grew up in Montreal, Quebec. He is the son ...

* ''Greenland'' (2011 play), by English playwrights Moira Buffini, Penelope Skinner, Matt Charman and Jack Thorne

Fauna

Greenland cod The Greenland cod (''Gadus ogac''), commonly known also as ogac, is a species of ray-finned fish in the cod family, Gadidae. Genetic analysis has shown that it may be the same species as the Pacific cod (''Gadus macrocephalus''). It is a bottom-dw ...

, ''Gadus ogac'' * Greenland Dog, husky breed *

Greenland halibut The Greenland halibut or Greenland turbot (''Reinhardtius hippoglossoides'') belongs to the family Pleuronectidae (the right-eye flounders), and is the only species of the genus ''Reinhardtius''. It is a predatory fish that mostly ranges at dept ...

, ''Reinhardtius hippoglossoides'' *

Greenland shark The Greenland shark (''Somniosus microcephalus''), also known as the gurry shark, grey shark, or by the Kalaallisut name ''eqalussuaq'', is a large shark of the family Somniosidae ("sleeper sharks"), closely related to the Pacific and southern s ...

, ''Somniosus microcephalus''

Other uses

*GREENLAND, the callsign of the airline,

Air Greenland Air Greenland A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly), also known as Greenlandair, is the flag carrier airline of Greenland, owned by the Greenlandic Government. It operates a fleet of 32 aircraft, including 1 airliner used for transatlantic and cha ...

Greenland (European Parliament constituency) Greenland was a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the territory of Greenland. It seceded from the European Community in 1985. It was represented by one Member of the European Parliament. Members of t ...

, a European Parliament constituency from 1979 to 1984 *, a number of ships with this name *

Greenland Holdings Greenland Holdings Corp., Ltd. known as Greenland Group is a Chinese real estate developer. It was founded as a state-owned enterprise. , the top 10 shareholders of the listed company owned a combined 88% shares, with some state-owned enterprises ...

, Chinese real-estate corporation *

Greenland national football team The Greenland national football team represents Greenland in non-FIFA international tournaments. It is controlled by the Football Association of Greenland. Although it has the same status as the Faroe Islands within the Kingdom of Denmark, Gree ...

, the national team of Greenland (not a member of FIFA)