<P> Greenland ( / ˈɡriːnlənd / ; Greenlandic : Kalaallit Nunaat , pronounced ( kalaːɬit nunaːt ) ; Danish : Grønland , pronounced ( ˈɡʁɶnˌlanˀ ) ) is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans , east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America , Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe ( specifically Norway and Denmark , the colonial powers , as well as the nearby island of Iceland ) for more than a millennium . The majority of its residents are Inuit , whose ancestors began migrating from the Canadian mainland in the 13th century , gradually settling across the island . </P>
is greenland part of europe or north america
physiographically a part of the continent of North America