Which of the following statements regarding Greenland are correct? 1. Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark with Nuuk as its administrative capital. 2. Roughly 80% of Greenland's surface area is covered by ice sheets and glaciers. 3. Greenland shares maritime boundaries with Canada, Iceland, and Norway. 4. Pituffik Space Base in Greenland serves as the northernmost military installation of the French Armed Forces. Select the answer using the code given below: |ForumIAS

[A] 1, 2 and 3

[B] 1 and 3 only

[C] 2 and 4 only

[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Greenland is a self-governing constituent territory under the Kingdom of Denmark; Nuuk is its capital city.
Statement 2 is correct: Approximately 80% of Greenland is covered by the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Statement 3 is correct: Greenland shares maritime borders with Canada (across Nares Strait/Baffin Bay), Iceland (across Denmark Strait), and Norway (Jan Mayen island region).
Statement 4 is incorrect: Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base) is the northernmost installation of the United States Space Force, not the French Armed Forces.