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    Air Greenland A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly), also known as Greenlandair, is the flag carrier of Greenland, owned by the Greenlandic Government. It...
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    The transportation system in Greenland is very unusual in that Greenland has no railways, no inland waterways, and virtually no roads between towns. Historically...
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    Nuuk (redirect from Capital of Greenland)
    formerly Godthåb [ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) is the capital of and most populous city in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of...
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  • Greenland is a 2020 American apocalyptic survival disaster thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Chris Sparling. The film stars Gerard...
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    Nuuk Airport (category Airports in Greenland)
    Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The airport is a technical base and focus city for Air Greenland, the flag carrier airline of Greenland, linking the capital...
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    Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced [kalaːɬːit nʉnaːt]; Danish: Grønland, pronounced [ˈkʁɶnˌlænˀ]) is a North American island autonomous...
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    The economy of Greenland is characterized as small, mixed and vulnerable. Greenland's economy consists of a large public sector and comprehensive foreign...
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    is a list of airports in Greenland, grouped by type and sorted by location. Air travel is extremely important in Greenland, since there are generally...
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    Qaanaaq (redirect from Thule, Greenland)
    a capacity of 34 children while the day nursery can hold up to 12. Air Greenland operates fixed-wing aircraft services between Qaanaaq Airport and Upernavik...
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    Air Alpha Greenland was a subsidiary of Air Alpha, an aircraft company based in Odense, Denmark. Air Alpha Greenland operated flights in Greenland from...
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    Kangerlussuaq Airport (category Airports in Greenland)
    in comparison with other airports in Greenland. Kangerlussuaq Airport is the international hub for Air Greenland. The Kangerlussuaq area has very few...
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    Thule Air Base Joergen Dragsdahl (2005) US-Danish politics on Thule Air Base: A few dilemmas bypassed in Denmark and Greenland Photos Greenland Photos...
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    United States established numerous and extensive facilities for air and sea traffic in Greenland, as well as radio beacons, radio stations, weather stations...
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  • Denmark. Greenland or Greenlands may also refer to: Greenland (surname) Greenlands, New South Wales (Singleton Council), see Singleton Council Greenlands, New...
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    Narsarsuaq Airport (category Airports in Greenland)
    a transfer point for passengers heading for the helicopter hubs of Air Greenland in Qaqortoq and Nanortalik. The airport is due to be closed in late...
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    Thule Air Base (FOTAB) as well as the Sirius Patrol (Danish: Slædepatruljen SIRIUS) were also a part of the Greenland Command. Island Command Greenland was...
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    The history of Greenland is a history of life under extreme Arctic conditions: currently, an ice sheet covers about eighty percent of the island, restricting...
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    GIUK gap (redirect from Greenland air gap)
    Atlantic Ocean that forms a naval choke point. Its name is an acronym for Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom, the gap being the two stretches of open...
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    alternate air route, running from Churchill, Manitoba, via Southampton Island over Frobisher to Bluie West Eight and Bluie East Two in Greenland, rejoining...
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    staffing the main airports. Most of the helistops are staffed by Air Greenland. Greenland Airports also owns two airport hotels, at Kangerlussuaq and Narsarsuaq...
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    Kulusuk Airport (category Airports in Greenland)
    due to a single Bell 212 helicopter of Air Greenland stationed at the airport. Before Air Greenland took over Air Alpha, flights had been operated on-demand...
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    Ilulissat Airport (category Airports in Greenland)
    replacing the heliport. The airport is the main hub out of three used by Air Greenland. A major expansion of the airport, including a new, longer runway and...
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    1814, leaving Greenland under complete Danish rule. In 1932, the Navy Flyvevæsen (Naval Air Force) made its first appearance. The Air Force contributed...
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    Edmonton, Montreal and Ottawa. It also has an interlining agreement with Air Greenland. Canadian North was established in 1989 as a subsidiary of Canadian...
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    proposals to purchase the island of Greenland from Denmark, as it did with the Danish West Indies in 1917. While Greenland remains an autonomous territory...
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    Sondrestrom Air Base, originally Bluie West-8, was a United States Air Force base in central Greenland. The site is located 60 mi (97 km) north of the...
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    Narsarsuaq Air Base and Narsarsuaq Airport, was built on a glacial moraine at what is now the village of Narsarsuaq, near the southern tip of Greenland. Construction...
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    Sisimiut (redirect from Sisimiut, Greenland)
    northern Greenland. Sisimiut Airport, the town airport is served by Air Greenland, providing connections to other towns on the western coast of Greenland, and...
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    navy members, and members of the Israeli Air Force. There had never been a permanent Jewish community in Greenland, but Jewish fisherman have fished in its...
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    as the "Super King Air" family; the "Super" designation was dropped in 1996. They form the King Air line together with the King Air Model 90 and 100 series...
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