Greenland and the Future
About 4,000 years ago the first Eskimo tribes reached Northern Greenland after a migration taking some thousands of years from Asia via the Bering Strait, then along the North American coastal areas and over the Canadian Arctic archipelago. They settled primarily in the northernmost part of Greenlan...
Published in: | Environmental Conservation |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1980
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900008079 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0376892900008079 |
Summary: | About 4,000 years ago the first Eskimo tribes reached Northern Greenland after a migration taking some thousands of years from Asia via the Bering Strait, then along the North American coastal areas and over the Canadian Arctic archipelago. They settled primarily in the northernmost part of Greenland, where archaeological finds are the basis of our knowledge of their life. Subsequent waves of immigration resulted in settlements to the south, along Greenland's east and west coasts (Fig. 1). |
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