Greenland (Denmark)

Kalaallit Nunaat, Grønland

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by Antonio Martins, 12 July 2004

Official Name: Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Capital: Nuuk (Godthab)
Location: Northern North America. Island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean
Government Type: Self-governing overseas administrative division of the Kingdom of Denmark
Flag adopted: 21 June 1985
Designer: Thue Christiansen
Coat of arms adopted: 1 May 1989
ISO Code: GL

• Meaning of the Flag
• Description of the Flag
• Name of the Flag
• How The Flag Was Adopted
• Arms of Greenland
• Read More About It
• Why "Greenland" ?
• "Eirik Raudes Land"
• Independent Greenland ?

See also:

• Clickable Map of Greenland
• Greenland - Houseflags of Shipping Companies
• Greenland - Other Proposals
• Greenland - Subdivisions
• Greenland - Political Flags
• Denmark

Meaning of the Flag

The flag of Greenland, or Kalaallit Nunaat, celebrated its 10 anniversary in June 10, 1995. For this occasion, the Greenland Post Office, issued some stamps and a brochure explaining the flag. The text in the brochure is written by Thue Christiansen, the flag's designer. Christiansen makes some remarks about the natural features of Greenland, and then goes on to account for the symbolism of the flag:

"the large white part in the flag symbolises the ice cap and our fjords are represented by the red part in the circle. The white part of the circle symbolises the ice bergs and the pack ice, and the large red part in the flag represents the ocean."

In other interpretations the cir