Territory

Greenland

Ice covers about 1.7 million square kilometres of Greenland — the largest ice sheet on Earth outside Antarctica.

Source: science.nasa.gov

Melting leaves behind dust and soot, which darkens the surface. Darker ice reflects less sunlight, absorbs more heat, and melts faster still.

Source: science.nasa.gov

Where it is

On the Atlas Quest map, the Greenland label sits at 73.0° N, 42.4° W, in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

Coordinates, names: Natural Earth, public domain.

Nearby places

The closest other places with pages here, measured between map label points:

• Arctic Ocean — about 2,300 km north-west
• North Sea — about 2,700 km east
• Baltic Sea — about 3,300 km east
• Europe — about 4,000 km east

Play with it

• Today’s daily geography challenge — one shared round, playable offline.
• Guess the country by its shape — six guesses, with distance and direction after each.
• Start with easy questions — familiar countries, hints and no time limit.