The country that owns Greenland is the Kingdom of Denmark although it has a high degree of autonomy.
Greenland was a Danish colony from the years 1721 to 1953, when it became a district of Denmark.
Then in 1979, Denmark granted Greenland Home Rule and in the year 2009, it was given expanded Self rule.
Greenland also has it's own local government and two representatives in the Danish Parliament.
The Greenlandic government is responsible for most domestic affairs although Denmark also contributes two thirds of Greenland's budge.
Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark although it has wide ranging autonomy which was extended in 2009.
Greenland Island is the largest island on earth with a vast landmass that is covered by a massive ice sheet, which makes it significantly larger than any other island.
Greenland Island is located in the North Atlantic Ocean near North America and is considered an autonomous territory of Denmark.
The smallest island is Hub Island also known as Just Room Enough Island.
Hub Island is around 3,300 square feet or one thirteenth of an acre.
Hub Island which is the smallest island is located in the Thousand Islands chain of New York and is between Canada and the United States.
The Hub Island has a small house, shrubs, small beach and a tree.
The Sizeland family bought Hub Island in the 1950s and built a cottage and planted the tree.
The Hub Island is visible from a boat ride along the Saint Lawrence River.
Devon Island, in the Canadian North, is the world's largest uninhabited island.
Northeast Greenland National Park, which is the world's largest terrestrial protected area, has had a census population of 0 for many years since the only mine in the region closed.
Sandy Island (sometimes labelled in French Île de Sable, and in Spanish Isla Arenosa) is a phantom island that was charted for over a century as being located near the French territory of New Caledonia between the Chesterfield Islands and Nereus Reef in the eastern Coral Sea.