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Originally Posted by aka123
"After finding a habitable area and settling there, he named it Grœnland (translated as "Greenland"), supposedly in the hope that the pleasant name would attract settlers."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland |
"Ancient Greenland was green. New Danish research has shown that it was covered in conifer forest and had a relatively mild climate. The research is painting a picture which is overturning all previous assumptions about biological life and the climate in Greenland."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0705153019.htm