Greenland the country where the northernmost point of the world is is an often-overlooked country
But despite its relatively small population
Greenland is bursting with a lot of goodies that make it a destination that's gotta be on every travelers bucket list
How's going guys? Leroy Kenton here and welcome back to FTD facts. And in this episode. I'm looking at ten reasons
Why you need to visit Greenland?
So the first thing I want to look at is the Midnight Sun
Every single year the Sun does not set between May 25th and July 25th
It actually stays visible throughout the entire day and the entire night the Midnight Sun as it's called is a natural
Phenomenon that every single person on this planet has got to experience at least once in their lifetime
June 21st is the longest day of the year and it's the summer solstice as well as a national holiday in Greenland, Greenland
Is also the world's biggest island by area
the total area of Greenland is two point one six million square kilometers which equals to
830
6330 square miles this also factors in other offshore islands
You definitely don't think Island when you think Greenland, but hey
It'll score you some points
And earn you some bragging rights to be able to say that you've traveled to the world's biggest island
The next reason you got to go to Greenland is the nukes Center
This was opened back in the year 2012 and it's Greenland's first mall
and it has everything that you expect a shopping centre to have a
supermarket clothing stores restaurants and a whole lot more
But there's a surprise in the tower above the center that tower
There is Greenland's government headquarters. And even though Greenland is still under Danish rule
The country has its own government for certain matters, you know
The city of nuk is also a big reason why you got to go to Greenland
It's a country's capital city as well as its largest city
and it's come a long way from its origins of being a small fishing community to now being the
Economical the cultural shopping and political center of the entire country
The city is transforming fast into a Nordic cultural capital and I think pretty soon you're gonna hear
Lot of people saying I'm gonna go to nuke when they talk about their vacations now
It's not only the mountains of Greenland that lovers of extreme sports can flock to but you can also check out their
Glaciers cuz they offer great conditions for climbing and mountaineering and you know speaking of sports
we definitely owe it big-time to the ancient Greenlandic Inuit who actually
Invented the kayak kayaking has become a huge water sport
It'd be a pretty awesome experience kayaking in the country that invented kayaks
Then there's also the Northeast Greenlandic National Park. It was established back in the year
1974 and the Northeast Greenland National Park is the world's largest and most
Northerly National Park, it has a land area of nine hundred and seventy two thousand one square kilometer
Which equals to three hundred and seventy five thousand square miles?
although Greenland might give you the impression that it's just
Always frozen and snow-covered everywhere all the time
They're actually periods when many parts of green LED actually flourish a lot with different colorful flowers and lush vegetation
In fact, there's over 500 different plant species that can be found all across Greenland
You also definitely gotta check out the Greenland National Museum
It's another pretty awesome reason to visit the country the museum contains a lot of archaeological discoveries. It's got a ton of history
It's filled with art as well
As you're gonna see some frozen mummies of people who passed away
Hundreds of years ago and the final reason is that Greenland gives you a break from the ordinary
Interconnecting paved driving roads despite having such a large land area
There are no roads or railway systems that connect settlements to each other
There are roads within towns, of course
But they end with a talent end so to get to another town and you got to take a plane boat or helicopter
Or even a snowmobile or an old-fashioned dog sled if you're into that either way, you still got a ton of options
That'll have you traveling in style for more about this amazing country of Greenland
Here's a video that we did with even more awesome and in stressing facts. I don't want you to miss that episode
It'll definitely open up your eyes to a whole new world
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