Greenland
thousands of icebergs each year. The climate is extremely cold, although the south experiences a
short summer.
The mammals of Greenland are more American than European and include muskox, wolves,
lemmings, and reindeer. The varieties of seal and whale, and most of the species of fish and seabird,
are also American rather than European. Circumpolar animals, such as polar bears, arctic foxes, polar
hares, and stoats, are also found.
Greenlanders are a people of mixed ancestry, primarily Inuit and European, especially Danish
Norwegian. Nearly all live on the narrow southwest coastal fringe. Fishing, sealing, and