Is Greenland part of North America?

[M.D. Holloway]

Not an island, not its own continent, right next to Canada - gots to part of what is considered North America right?

[GH85Carrera]

It looks like an big island to me.



I would have to say is is not part of North America.

[UconnTim97]

if it's not, we can take it pretty easily if we wanted it.

[IROC]

According to wikipedia it is part of North America...

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by UconnTim97

if it's not, we can take it pretty easily if we wanted it.

You should know what hapenned last time you try to invade someone to the North...

[71T Targa]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

You should know what hapenned last time you try to invade someone to the North...

I don't think we'd walk there this time.

[legion]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

You should know what hapenned last time you try to invade someone to the North...

You sent your big brother to finish the fight for you?

[UconnTim97]

Originally Posted by 71t targa

i don't think we'd walk there this time.

+1

lol

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by legion

You sent your big brother to finish the fight for you?

But now they are your best buddy... Maybe not so much after the BP screw-up.

Yes we screw-up too... Enbridge

[red-beard]

We don't need to invade. We'll just put out a bunch of propaganda how great Canada is...






...in Spanish...

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by red-beard

We don't need to invade. We'll just put out a bunch of propaganda how great Canada is... in Spanish...

Hace demasiado frío para ellas

So they do like the Pioneer, going to the West Cost

[tcar]

Originally Posted by LubeMaster77

Not an island,

Of course it's an island. It's the largest island on Earth.

Greenland is the largest island in the country of Greenland, made up of many islands.

Part of North America.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by tcar

Of course it's an island. It's the largest island on Earth.

Greenland is the largest island in the country of Greenland, made up of many islands.

Part of North America.

and before our Aussie friends pipe in

WikiAnswers - Is Australia an island or continent or both

1. Greenland - North America - 840,004 square miles - 2,175,600 sq km
2. New Guinea - Oceania - 312,167 square miles - 808,510 sq km
3. Borneo - Asia - 287,863 square miles - 745,561 sq km
4. Madagascar - Africa - 226,657 square miles - 587,040 sq km
5. Baffin Island - North America - 195,927 square miles - 507,451 sq km
6. Sumatera (Sumatra) - Asia - 182,860 square miles - 473,606 sq km
7. Honshu - Asia - 87,805 square miles - 227,414, sq km
8. Great Britain - Europe - 84,354 square miles - 218,476 sq km
9. Victoria Island - North America - 83,897 square miles - 217,291 sq km
10. Ellesmere Island - North America - 75,787 square miles - 196,236 sq km

[M.D. Holloway]

Originally Posted by tcar

Of course it's an island. It's the largest island on Earth.

Greenland is the largest island in the country of Greenland, made up of many islands.

Part of North America.

Than Australia should be an island as well - I'm waging a formal protest! I shall file for grant money and begin a study...

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by LubeMaster77

... shall file for grant money and begin a study...

Your too late... WikiAnswers - Is Australia an island or continent or both

[BRPORSCHE]

I love the distortion from google/maps. Greenland is not that BIG!

[Sunroof]

Well if you consider plate tectonics, continental drift, etc, it was a part of the continent. Did'nt the Vikings discover it and call it "Greenland" to screw with everyones minds back then?

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

You should know what hapenned last time you try to invade someone to the North...

Iffn you are talking about the war of 1812, we won that war and kicked the british back across the ocean. We also took some land from Canada. We'd have taken more, but it's cold up there.

But if you are talking about the last time we invaded canada, Terrence and Phillip got shot.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by Sunroof

Well if you consider plate tectonics, continental drift, etc, it was a part of the continent. Did'nt the Vikings discover it and call it "Greenland" to screw with everyones minds back then?

No, it actually was green then. Climate was much warmer. Way before Gore invented warm climates.

Eric the Red had a farm on Greenland, England was known for it's excellent wines.

Climate cooled and they started making malt beverages in England.

Lush Farms on Greenland went away.

The map is a Mercator Projection, they're all that way, not just Google. It's one of the ways to project a globe on a flat sheet of paper. Only the scale at the equater is true.

[imcarthur]

It is part of the North American plate. Here is a map showing the movement from satellite GPS data. The blue lines are the plate outlines. From Wiki of course.

Ian