Geography of Greenland Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cape Farewell

Cape Farewell, the southernmost region of Greenland, is located on the southern Egger Island, within the Cape Farewell Archipelago in Kujalleq municipality.

It projects directly into the boundary where the North Atlantic Ocean meets the Labrador Sea and the Irminger Sea. It is bordered by Prince Christian Sound to the north and Torsukattak Fjord to the west. It is a massive dynamic crossroads where the icy Arctic and the warmer subpolar North Atlantic Ocean violently clash.

Answer: Sermersooq

Sermersooq (531,900 sq km) is the largest municipality by area, and in term of population. It is slightly larger than the northern municipality of Avannaata (522,700 sq km). Nuuk is located on the southwestern coast of Greenland.

Answer: Nares Strait

Nares Strait is a narrow strait between Ellesmere (the northernmost territory of Nunavut, Canada) and northwestern Greenland. It is a 530 km (330 ml) long chain of smaller connected channels and basins from south to north consisting of Smith Sound, Kane Basin, Kennedy Channel, Hall Basin, and Robeson Channel.

Answer: Polar bears

Nanortalik means "Place Where the Polar Bears Go". It is the southernmost town in Greenland, one of the first parts of Greenland settled by the Norse people. It is the eleventh-largest town with a population of over 1,000.

Answer: Ice-free deep-water port that remains navigable year-round

Sisimiut (means "the residents at the foxholes" in Greenlandic) is located in central-western Greenland, along the coast of Davis Strait, about 320 km (200 mi) north of Nuuk. The population is about 5,600 inhabitants; the majority are descendants from Thule people. It is the administrative center of the Qeqqata Municipality.

The harbor is Greenland's northernmost year-round ice-free port, making it a vital shipping, fishing, and logistics hub for the central-western coast. The West Greenland Current carries relatively warm North Atlantic water northward along the coast, moderating winter sea temperatures that prevent ice from forming in the harbor.

Answer: Frederik VI

Named after King Frederik VI of Denmark-Norway, the coast is about 590 km (370 mi) along Irminger Sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a major geographic division of Greenland, comprised of Semersooq and Kujalleq municipalities, bordered by King Christian IX Land on the north and the Greenland Ice Sheet to the west.

Answer: Largest and deepest fjord system in the world

It is the world's largest and deepest fjord system. Its massive, tree-like marine network carves over 350 km (217 ml) inland from the Greenland Sea, diving down to depths of over 1,450 m (4,750 ft) in its deepest branches.

The main structure consists of a wide basin that splits into an intricate web of deep, narrow fingers. These fingers wrap around massive, mountainous islands, with the largest being Milne Land, which is about the size of Luxembourg.

Answer: Northeast Greenland National Park

Established in 1974, Northern Greenland National Park spans over 972,000 sq km covering half of Greenland's landmass. As there is virtually no permanent human population, animals roam freely across the park's massive tundras, icy fjords, and rugged coastal cliffs. The park protects about 5,000 to 15,000 musk oxen. Other animals found in the park are polar bears and Arctic wolves.

The park encompasses a vast, untouched Arctic wilderness consisting heavily of the permanent Greenland Ice Sheet, but also holds dramatic ice-free coastal tundras, towering mountains, and deep, branching fjords like the spectacular Scoresby Sund system.

Answer: Large outlet glacier in the west

Sermeq Kujalleq (110,000 sq km) known as Jakobshavn Glacier or Illulissat Glacier is located near Illulissat in Disko Bay. It is one of the fastest and most productive outlet glaciers in the world, calving massive quantities of icebergs. It extends from the Greenland Ice Sheet to the Illuissat Icefjord.

It has attracted global attention because of its rapid retreat and increasing ice loss, which contributes to sea level rise and affects ocean circulation and the distribution of heat energy around the globe. Scientists are closely monitoring the dynamics of Greenland's glaciers as a key indicator of the impact of climate change on polar ice.

Answer: Highest island peak in North America

Gunnbjorn Fjeld at a height of 3,694 m (12,119 ft) is the highest peak north of the Arctic Circle and the highest island peak in North America. It is sharp, rocky mountain peak that protrudes directly through the surrounding glacial ice sheet. It is situated in the Watkins Range on the uninhabited eastern coast of Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality.