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| ==== The largest island ==== | ==== The largest island ==== | ||
| - | Greenland is the largest island in the world. It lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Despite being a part of North America, it is culturally and politically associated with Europe. It is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. [([[https:// | + | Greenland is the largest island in the world. It lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Despite being a part of North America, it is culturally and politically associated with Europe. It is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. [([[https:// |
| ==== Without knowledge of metallurgy ==== | ==== Without knowledge of metallurgy ==== | ||
| - | Inuits in northern Greenland were using iron blades for centuries without knowledge of metallurgy. They made them by breaking pieces off of a huge iron meteorite and shaping them with heavy stones. [([[https:// | + | Inuits in northern Greenland were using iron blades for centuries without knowledge of metallurgy. They made them by breaking pieces off of a huge iron meteorite and shaping them with heavy stones. [([[https:// |
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