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Which island is the largest?

Of course, Greenland. Its area is 2,17 million km². Most of Greenland is covered in ice. When the Vikings discovered it, the climate was somewhat warmer than the current one, coniferous forests grew on the coast, meadows were green. This, as well as the desire to make the newly discovered lands attractive to settlers, gave rise in 982 to Eirik the Red to call it Greenland (literally "green country").

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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