Aspect du Groenland
The settlement of Greenland, the world's largest island, dates back at least 4,000 years but the present population numbers no more than 35,000 and is very unevenly distributed throughout the area — 40 per cent of the inhabitants are grouped along the island's south-west coast. However, ma...
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fterudit:oai:erudit.org:020526ar 2024-09-15T18:09:37+00:00 Aspect du Groenland Allard, Hector 1964 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/020526ar https://doi.org/10.7202/020526ar fr fre Département de géographie de l'Université Laval Érudit Cahiers de géographie du Québec vol. 9 no. 17 (1964) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/020526ar doi:10.7202/020526ar Tous droits réservés © Cahiers de géographie du Québec, 1964 text 1964 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/020526ar 2024-07-25T16:40:20Z The settlement of Greenland, the world's largest island, dates back at least 4,000 years but the present population numbers no more than 35,000 and is very unevenly distributed throughout the area — 40 per cent of the inhabitants are grouped along the island's south-west coast. However, major increases in the population in recent years have brought about serious housing and land communications problems and a pressing need for improved community facilities. Greenland's economy is based upon the exploitation of natural resources, mainly game, fish and minerals. With the exception of a few meat and fish processing plants established in recent years secondary industry is almost non-existent. Increased investment and improvement of the educational System appear to be keystones to the future development of this isolated land. Text Greenland Groenland Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Cahiers de géographie du Québec 9 17 41 59 |
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The settlement of Greenland, the world's largest island, dates back at least 4,000 years but the present population numbers no more than 35,000 and is very unevenly distributed throughout the area — 40 per cent of the inhabitants are grouped along the island's south-west coast. However, major increases in the population in recent years have brought about serious housing and land communications problems and a pressing need for improved community facilities. Greenland's economy is based upon the exploitation of natural resources, mainly game, fish and minerals. With the exception of a few meat and fish processing plants established in recent years secondary industry is almost non-existent. Increased investment and improvement of the educational System appear to be keystones to the future development of this isolated land. |
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