December 19, 2005
Greenland

Stanley and I flew over Greenland. It was really neat so we took some pictures. At the right, you will see Stanley at the monitor.

Greenland had tons of snow and ice. It is in the Artic. I looked up some interesting facts on Greenland. First of all, it is the largest island in the world. There is an ice sheet that covers 85% of the country. This is so much ice that it is believed to be 10% of the world's fresh water reserves. Greenland is really ancient. Some of the oldest rocks in the world were found on Greenland. They were dated to 4060 MILLION years ago.

The people in Greenland speak Greenlandic. This is an eskimo language and is very similar to the eskimo (Inuit) languages spoken in Alaska, Canada and Russia. The main industry is fishing. Greenland has a lot of different animals including large whales, seals, walruses, musk oxen, reindeers and polar bears. Stanley and I looked really hard to see a polar bear, but they were hard to pick out at 30,000 feet.

Here is the flag of Greenland:

Greenland's currency is called the Kroner. See pictures below. It was adopted from the Danish (Denmark) system. Greenland was once a colony of Denmark and still mantains close relations. Greenland is now a member of the European Union.

Here are the pictures of Greenland that I took:

I hope you are having a great school year. I'm sorry I have been so slow in posting.

Best wishes!!

Amanda

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