--- title: "Why is Greenland not called Iceland?" description: "A brief explanation of why Greenland is not called Iceland" author: "Anjita D." published: 2023-11-14 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3218/why-is-greenland-not-called-iceland category: "country" tags: ["Greenland", "Iceland", "education", "facts", "general knowledge"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # Why is Greenland not called Iceland? ![Why is Greenland not called Iceland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/15d859db-9a36-4272-bd2c-0daa864f1ac0/images/6153e032-c878-4a1c-bcc6-24dafc40044d.jpeg) ![Why is Greenland not called Iceland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/15d859db-9a36-4272-bd2c-0daa864f1ac0/images/911642f5-328b-4594-8758-96b605e202c6.jpeg) Vikings settlers first inhabited Greenland in the late 10th century. ![Why is Greenland not called Iceland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/15d859db-9a36-4272-bd2c-0daa864f1ac0/images/162423b7-d99b-4acf-93be-9d1037dc3ea2.jpeg) When they arrived in Greenland, they discovered a warmer and greener land. ![Why is Greenland not called Iceland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/15d859db-9a36-4272-bd2c-0daa864f1ac0/images/1642ab1d-53f5-4465-92d8-a87fc2047e79.jpeg) So they chose a name for it "Grønland," which means "Greenland" in Old Norse. ![Why is Greenland not called Iceland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/15d859db-9a36-4272-bd2c-0daa864f1ac0/images/7f7941d7-9e6f-4bf7-b08a-2db0fb0371aa.jpeg) Fast forward to today, it is colder and icier than it was when the Vikings first arrived. ![Why is Greenland not called Iceland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/15d859db-9a36-4272-bd2c-0daa864f1ac0/images/51c77256-f827-4d18-a7ca-5634db433af3.jpeg) At present, Greenland is well-known as a popular tourist destination around the world. --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3218/why-is-greenland-not-called-iceland Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.