I believe it 'belongs to' Denmark in some form, but isn't it in Europe ? I'm guessing I may (hopefully) providing some new info on this interesting little isle.

little isle - ain't it the biggest island in the world?

and if American Samoa belongs to the U.S. does that make it in North America?

But curious Q and i'd say it is more North America than in Europe.

Tourists visit Greenland?

I can't see it from my bedroom, but I know
Greenland is a self-governed Danish territory located
between the Artic and North Atlantic ocean.

I know they want to expand their underwater borders and take territory away from Canada. We may need to start patrolling with our one antique sub.

Greenland belongs to Denmark but it's in North America. It's huge and dwarfs Iceland which is it's neighbour to the east.

By the way.. Iceland is more interestingly as politically part of Europe but actually isn't geographically as it's on a ridge and really not part of Europe or North America

Geographically a part of North America, politically and culturally a part of Europe, so...
it gets posted in Europe:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...nland-1995.cfm

By the same token, where is Antarctica? It does exist and Fodorites do go there.

Antarctica is a continent of its own. It has the highest average elevation of all the 7 continents.

On your wish list of places to travel you have Iceland...it is the island next to to that one.
http://maps.google.es/maps?q=greenla...h&z=5&

Paul1950, I was being a little silly with my question, I suppose that didn't come through on a computer screen. Antarctica is the only continent left for me to explore, I would like to go there someday. Of course a seperate Antarctica forum might be a little slow.

SAnParis2, so is this a trip you're planning or a work opportunity?

Iceland is green. Greenland is icy.

Unless I am planning on making fishing my career, I am guessing it would be for leisure. It appears about the only way to get there is from Iceland. I have looked into it before & there is an excellent article in Nat'l Geographic this month re: global warming. Initially my thought was to go to Europe & hit Iceland either coming or going. Now, perhaps, a side trip to Greenland is in the offing.

iceland lies on the fault of the american and european tectonic plates. the gorge is about 2 metres wide and you can walk along it in places.

Greenland being to the west of the fault, is geographically in America but politically in europe.

Amy - Thanks

We've thought about 'hitting Iceland' while enroute to Europe too and have booked to have lunch in Iceland this November!

Actually lunch isn't booked yet but we have flights with a planned layover of 10 hours in Reykjavik (arrive 06.30 depart 16.30).

Any restaurant recs?

I fervently hope that Antarctica will never become a regular tourist destination. It's about the only pristine environment left.

For the record my wife and I have been to Greenland twice and loved it:

http://homepage.mac.com/wasleys/greenland/

A somewhat similar anomaly in Fodor's is Faroe, another self-governing part of Denmark stuck in the middle of the ocean:

http://homepage.mac.com/wasleys/faroe_iceland_mw/faroe/