Greenland

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• 🏝An autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, forming the world's largest non-continental island.
• 🏳️What does its flag mean? The white upper band symbolizes the glaciers and ice cap covering most of the land. The red lower band symbolizes the ocean surrounding Greenland. The central off-center circle represents the sun rising over the ice horizon: the upper red half of the circle represents the sun's warmth, while the lower white half represents icebergs floating in the sea.
• 🧊The world's largest island: Greenland is the largest island on Earth that is not a continent. About 80% of its total surface is covered by a massive ice sheet up to 3 km thick.
• 🚗No roads between towns: There are no highways or roads connecting towns in Greenland; transportation between settlements is done entirely by plane, boat, helicopter, or dog sled.
• 🌌Midnight sun and aurora: In summer, Greenland experiences the 'Midnight Sun' with 24 hours of daylight, while winter brings months of polar night illuminated by spectacular Northern Lights.