On this day, 193 years ago, on February 21, 1832 (January 20, 1832 in the lunar calendar), the British Expedition discovered Greenland. Gronland in Danish and KalaallitNunaat in Greenland. The Inuit (Eskimos) first arrived here in 3000 BC. On February 21, 1832, the British expedition discovered Greenland. Denmark first established a colony on the southeast coast of the island in 1894. In 1921, Denmark declared monopoly. However, in 1979, the Danish government allowed Greenland self-government and passed the "Greenland Self-Government Act." 1200 years after Pyzaius, a Norse aristocrat named Orta first circled the northernmost promontory of Scandinavia in 870 AD, turned around the Kola Peninsula and entered the White Sea. Around the same time as Ota, a Norway named Froki was sent to the northwest to find new land, and Iceland was discovered. The discoverer of Greenland was a Norway pirate named Red-faced Eric. He was deported after two consecutive murders in Iceland, which was then under the jurisdiction of Norway. With no way to go, he had to pack his family and everything in an open-ended boat, and with a glimmer of hope, he braced himself and rowed westward. After a rather difficult voyage, he finally saw a piece of land. At that time, the climate was at its best during the global mini warm period (called the "Medieval Warm Period" by Europeans), which may have made high-latitude areas like Greenland suitable for life. Red-faced Eric lived there for three years and thought it was a good land, so he decided to return to Iceland to recruit immigrants. In order to make the place sound more attractive, he gave it a nice name, Greenland, which means green land. Of course, the summer along the southern coast of Greenland was probably really green at that time. Sure enough, batches of immigrants came across the sea with their wealth and livestock. Since then, Greenland has developed vigorously and vigorously. During its heyday, there were more than 280 settlements, a population of thousands, and 17 churches. Not only did it establish commercial relations with Europe, the Pope even sent people to collect parish taxes. However, 500 years later, around 1500 AD, as the world's climate fluctuated again (entering the Little Ice Age), the weather there became colder, and this once-prosperous paradise gradually entered a state of silence. This period of human activity in the Arctic can be called the period of spontaneous regional discovery. Greenland is an area of towering mountains, huge blue-green icebergs, magnificent fjords and barren exposed rocks. Viewed from the sky, it resembles a vast, empty wilderness, where jagged black peaks occasionally penetrate the dazzling white and infinitely extending ice fields. But from the ground, Greenland is a very different island: in summer, the meadows near the coast bloom with purple saxifraga and yellow poppies, as well as shrubs of mountain berths and birches. However, central Greenland is still enclosed on a huge ice sheet, and neither a grassland nor a small flower can be found within hundreds of kilometers. Greenland is an island that is extremely beautiful and has huge geographical differences. The eastern coast has been blocked with impenetrable ice for years, which is inaccessible because of the extremely harsh natural conditions and difficult transportation. This makes this vast area a natural refuge for some of the Arctic's endangered plants, birds and beasts. Cryolite is the most famous mineral. Aquatic products are rich, including whales, seals, etc. The world's largest island, with an area of 2,166,086 square kilometers (836,330 square miles), lies in northeastern North America between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The distance from Pili in the north to Cape Fawell at the south end is 2574 kilometers, and the widest point is about 1290 kilometers. The coastline is more than 35,000 kilometers long. Danish dependency. The capital, Nuuk (also known as Godthab). The population is approximately 57,100 (2005). In fact, this island is not as full of spring as its name suggests. Greenland belongs to a high latitude in geographical latitude. Its northernmost point, Cape Maurice Jessup, is located at 83°39 'N, while the southernmost point, Cape Favel, is located at 59°46' N. The length from north to south is about 2600 kilometers, equivalent to the distance from the northern end of the European continent to Central Europe. The easternmost northeastern corner is located at 11°39¡äW, while the western tip, Cape Alexander, is located at 73°08¡äW. The climate there is a severe cold and boundless ice and snow. The average temperature in the coldest month in the central region is minus 47 degrees Celsius, and the absolute lowest temperature reaches minus 70 degrees Celsius. The ice-free area of Greenland covers an area of 341700 square kilometers, but most of the north and east coasts are almost inaccessible cold wasteland. The inhabited area is approximately 150000 square kilometers, mainly distributed in the southern West Coast. The island is vast in depth from north to south, and there are major differences in climate between regions. Greenland, located in the Arctic Circle, has polar day and night phenomena unique to the polar regions. Residents are mainly distributed in the west and southwest, with Inuit (Eskimos) constituting the majority. The west coast has the world's largest fjord, cutting 322 kilometers inland. Most residential areas are located here, including its capital, Gotthobo, which has about 12000 people. Two-thirds of the island is north of the Arctic Circle, with a harsh climate, and only the southwest has no permafrost. Inuit Island, which lives entirely in Greenland, is covered by ice. The thickest part is 3, 411 meters in the middle, and the average thickness is close to 1, 500 meters. It is the modern giant continental glacier after Antarctica.