How does Denmark administer Greenland?

Thanks for the A2A, Lyonel Perabo We don't, in the same way the Kingdom of England doesn't administer Scotland. Greenland is an autonomous nation state with it's own democratically elected government. read more

Greenland are an autonomous region and administer a lot of things on their own. Furthermore Greenland only have a population of 56.370 (2013) so there are not many people living there. And while greenland is big 3/4 is covered by the only permanent ice sheet outside of Antarctica. And to be honest I think ice pretty much take care of itself. read more

Greenland and Denmark (Exhibit on view Winter 2015 - Spring 2016) Greenland, officially part of the Kingdom of Denmark, is the largest non-continental island in the world. read more

Denmark doesn't own Greenland, but neither is it correct to pretend that Denmark doesn't have any interests in this, or that it is in any way an equal partnership - Danish power and influence over Greenland is immense, and the educational and judicial systems are completely integrated, for instance. read more

Greenland is divided into five municipalities – Sermersooq, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, and Avannaata. In 1979, Denmark granted home rule to Greenland, and in 2008, Greenlanders voted in favor of the Self-Government Act, which transferred more power from the Danish government to the local Greenlandic government. read more

Greenland is the largest island in the world. Its northerly location, at the point where the Atlantic meets the Arctic Ocean, means that Greenland is surrounded principally by cold ocean currents, so the coasts are constantly being cooled. read more