Greenland: World's Largest Island with 80% Ice and No Connecting Roads

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Greenland, the world's largest island, is covered 80% by a massive ice sheet up to 3,500 meters thick. It has no connecting roads, and access is only by air from Denmark or Iceland. Despite its size—comparable to western Europe or one-third of the US—its population is just 56,000, resulting in an extremely low density of 0.03 people per square kilometer. Boats outnumber cars due to its remote, icy terrain.

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