Geography & environment — Greenland
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Greenland: Europe
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
Europe
- Geographic Coordinates
72 00 N, 40 00 W
- Total Area
836,326 Square Miles 2,166,086 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
836,326 Square Miles 2,166,086 Square Kilometers
- Coastline
27,394 Miles 44,087 Kilometers
Physical geography
- Terrain
Flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast
- Highest Point
3,700 Meters
- Highest Point Location
Gunnbjorn 3,700 m
- Lowest Point Location
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Natural Resources
Eoal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC-2 (3 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) Time zone note: Greenland has four time zones
- Daylight saving time
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate
- Climate
Arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
- Terrain
Flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast
- Location
Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
- Total Area
836,326 Square Miles 2,166,086 Square Kilometers
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
Protection of the arctic environment
preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting
