History and Exploration. The first people to row Greenland were probably paleo-Eskimo ho reached the island from Canada, at least 000 years ago. A second wave of immigration me simultaneously from two directions about K)0 A. D. From America came a new Eskimo oup whose culture had originated in Alaska, ley reached northwest Greenland across the chipelago north of Canada. At about that time :me Europeans from iceland greenland who had reported ?hting islands west of iceland greenland in 900 A. D.
ROCKALL, rok'61, a tiny rock island only 100 yards in circumference, in the North Atlantic Ocean midway between Ireland and iceland greenland. Investigations made during the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958) show its base to be a submarine spur of the high submarine mountain range from which iceland greenland and Greenland rise.
Birdlife includes many migrant species from jnerica that summer in Greenland. The snowy wl and ptarmigan winter in Greenland; the low bunting and raven are among the common-st land birds; and the Greenland falcon is per-aps the most famous.
Government. In 1951, Greenland became an itegral part of Denmark under the Danish prime linister, who is represented in Greenland by a Dvemor. Greenland is divided into two con-ituencies and elects two representatives to the •anish parliament. The local administration of orth and east Greenland is directly in the prime linister's department; west Greenland elects its m councils to carry out administrative work.
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History and Exploration. The first people to row Greenland were probably paleo-Eskimo ho reached the island from Canada, at least 000 years ago. A second wave of immigration me simultaneously from two directions about K)0 A. D. From America came a new Eskimo oup whose culture had originated in Alaska, ley reached northwest Greenland across the chipelago north of Canada. At about that time :me Europeans from iceland greenland who had reported ?hting islands west of iceland greenland in 900 A. D.
