The mysterious land-Greenland

Greenland is located in the northeast of Canada, between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, and is the largest island in the world. Greenland connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean in the north and south, borders Canada in the west, and looks at northern Europe and western Europe in the east, which controls the throat of the Arctic Ocean entering the Atlantic Ocean. It can be described as "connecting the two oceans and overlooking the two places". With the opening of the Arctic waterway, Greenland's strategic position is becoming more and more important.

1, the largest island in the world.

With a total area of 2.2 million square kilometers, Greenland is the largest island in the world. Greenland is the second largest ice sheet in the world, covering an area of 6.5438+0.8 million square kilometers.

Greenland is 2670 kilometers long from north to south and 1000 kilometers wide from east to west, and about 4/5 of its area is in the Arctic Circle. The northernmost part of the island is Cape Morris Jessup, located at 83 degrees 39 minutes north latitude, which is the northernmost land in the world, about 730 kilometers away from the North Pole. Fairwell Point, the southernmost tip of the island, is located at 59 degrees 46 minutes north latitude, which is equivalent to the Oslo dimension and farther north than Mohe, the "Arctic village" in China.

2. Ice sea is rich in fishery resources.

The coastline of Greenland is more than 35,000 kilometers long, and the long and deep fjords extend to the hinterland of the east and west banks of Greenland, forming a complex fjord system. The surrounding waters are rich in fishery resources. There are more than 200 species of fish, crustaceans and shellfish in coastal areas. Shrimp is the most important export product, with 70,000 tons captured every year, accounting for about 80% of foreign exports. Halibut catches 20,000 tons every year. Cod, salmon and Norwegian snakehead also occupy an important position. The Royal Greenland Company, which is wholly owned by the government, controls almost all the fish processing industry in Greenland. Greenland captures 80,000 ringed seals every year.

At present, only a small area of fishing ground has been developed in Greenland, and the scale of fishery processing industry is still very small. Clean and pollution-free fishery production and processing environment is its core competitiveness.

The process of Greenland's independence began in the 1970s. 1973, Greenland joined the European Community with Denmark, but soon found that its fishery rights were controlled by distant Denmark and the European Community. This incident prompted Greenland to pass the Local Self-Government Act in 1979. The bill gives Greenland limited autonomy, while the Danish parliament completely controls Greenland's internal and external policies, security and natural resources, and stipulates the rules that Greenland can leave Danish territory-first, Greenlanders need to make an independent resolution through a referendum; Secondly, Denmark and Georgia need to reach an agreement to deal with independence; Third, the agreement needs to be approved by the parliaments of both sides, and a second referendum should be held to confirm the independence resolution.

After the United States entered the war, Nazi Germany noticed the importance of Greenland. For Nazis, it is quite useful to set up a weather observation station on Greenland, which can not only supply German navy submarines, but also forecast the weather conditions in European war zones. 1943 In the spring, a Danish soldier on a sled patrol met a Nazi officer on the east coast of Greenland. He subdued the Germans and 1 month later, escorted German officers to the US military. After interrogation, the US military learned that the Germans had set up a weather station on the island. The US military immediately sent 26 army commandos and 3 Danish guides with 40 sled dogs to destroy the weather station. Soon, members of the sled patrol found another German base on the east coast of Greenland. Due to the limited strength, they called in American bombers to bomb Nazi bases, forcing the Germans to abandon the bases.

1944 In July, the sled patrol discovered a large German weather station on the east coast of Greenland, but the Germans all evacuated before the arrival of the US Coast Guard. American troops found disguised buildings, stored gasoline, munitions and communication equipment in abandoned German bases. Although the battle of Virtue in Greenland has been little known for a long time, and people have always ignored the role of Greenland, in fact, the meteorological data provided by the Allied Meteorological Station in Greenland played a vital role in the landing war in Normandy in June 1944.

The North Atlantic Waterway, known as the "Zhuke Gorge" throughout the Cold War, is bordered by Greenland and Iceland in the west and Britain in the east. GIUK gap is the choke point for Russian Northern Fleet to realize its important strategic interests in the North Atlantic and all its southern regions. Through the Zhuke Gorge, Russian warships can enter the eastern Mediterranean from the icy northern waters. If American ships transport a large number of troops and materials to Europe, they must pass through the Atlantic Ocean where Russian submarines, surface ships and planes shuttle through the air. This is Russia's passage south, which is the link between North America and Europe.

Thule Air Force Base is located at1120km north of the Arctic Circle, on the northwest coast of Greenland and 60km north of Thule. Just at the strategic midpoint between Moscow and new york, it has the only deep-water port in Greenland; There are two 3000m long all-weather military airport runways, even the largest bomber can land; Most importantly, it has advanced radar and satellite facilities.

Third, complement each other's advantages and promote common development. Under the framework of the free trade zone, the two sides should strengthen the docking of development strategies, expand cooperation in the fields of mining, agriculture, manufacturing, information and communication, infrastructure construction, finance, clean energy and small and medium-sized enterprises, promote industrial integration, and achieve complementary advantages and mutual benefit.

Q 1: Where is Greenland?

Greenland is located in the northeast of North America, between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, facing Canada and Iceland across the strait. Greenland is the largest island in the world, with an area of 210.6 million square kilometers. It is famous for having the largest ice sheet in the northern hemisphere.

Q2: What's the weather like in Greenland?

Because most of Greenland is located in the Arctic Circle, the climate is cold and windy. The average annual temperature in Greenland is below zero, and the historical lowest temperature at the northern end of the island is MINUS 70℃. Greenland is the most difficult place for human beings to survive on earth.

Q3: How to apply for a visa to Greenland?

When entering or leaving Greenland, China citizens must present valid passports and visas applicable to Greenland. It should be noted that visas valid in Denmark will not automatically take effect in Greenland, so you must apply for a Greenland visa separately.

Q4: How to arrange flights to Greenland?

You can choose to fly from Copenhagen or Reykjavik to Greenland. The flight from Copenhagen to Greenland is long, and the flight time from Copenhagen is about 4 hours and 40 minutes. It is an airport in central and western Greenland and the only civil airport in Greenland that can handle large passenger planes. Because it is far from the coast and the weather conditions are stable, the airport is rarely affected by fog and storms. At the same time, the airport is also the headquarters hub of Greenland Airlines. It's convenient to fly from Reykjavik to Greenland in a short time, so it's a very good choice to take a tourist route like Iceland+Greenland!

Q5: What about the language problem of traveling to Greenland?

The total population of Greenland is 88% Inuit or Inuit-Europa mixed race, and 65,438+02% are Europeans, mainly Danes. So the official languages of Greenland are Greenland and Danish, and English can also be spoken among hotels and other tourism professionals.

Q6: What necessities do you need to take to travel to Greenland?

Sunglasses and sunscreen are necessary. In addition, because there are many mosquitoes in Greenland in summer, it is very necessary to prepare a veil when hiking in the suburbs.

Q7: Is there a Chinese tour guide in Greenland?

There are no Chinese tour guides in Greenland. If you need to arrange a Chinese tour guide, you need to fly from Iceland to Greenland.

Q8: How about hotels in Greenland?

There are few hotels in Ilulissat, Greenland, among which the four-star Arctic Hotel is world-famous and attracts many tourists. The service level of the hotel is the same as the European standard.

Q9: What are the cuisines in Greenland?

Greenland is dominated by fish and game, such as Greenland flounder, shrimp, whale meat, seal meat, musk deer beef, reindeer meat and so on. ...

Q 10: Transportation in Greenland?

Due to special geographical reasons, there is no large-scale ground transportation in Greenland, only small family cars are available for tourists to travel to and from the airport and hotels, and local residents mainly use dog sledding as their means of transportation.

Q 1 1: What's the time difference between Greenland and China?

Greenland is located between Greenwich Mean Time Zone and West Zone 4, and the time difference with China is 9- 12 hours. The time difference between Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, and Beijing is 1 1 hour. The time difference between Ilulissat and Beijing is 10 hour.

Q 12: What are the specialties of Greenland?

Fur products: clothing made of fur such as seal skin, polar bear skin, fox skin and rabbit skin. In addition, various sculptures and handicrafts of Inuit ancient civilization are also of great collection value.

Q 13: What is the price level in Greenland?

Most of the daily necessities in Greenland are imported, so the price in Greenland is higher than that in Nordic countries.

Experiencing the wonders of nature is the biggest reason to choose green space!

Wandering in the "lost" Arctic World Heritage "Ilulissat Icefjord" in Greenland, midnight sunshine sailing will add infinite charm to you. ...

Standing on the land or glacier in Greenland, overlooking the earth.

The above general situation, history, geography and strategic position of Greenland are quoted from the blog of "China Sea Power", so that everyone can have a deeper understanding of the world's largest island!

The following group of Greenland scenery maps are for friends!