Greenland does have a lot of ice. Perhaps you are thinking of Iceland, which is significantly warmer. Interestingly, Greenland was given its name essentially a

Greenland does have a lot of ice. Perhaps you are thinking of Iceland, which is significantly warmer. Interestingly, Greenland was given its name essentially as a marketing ploy by Erik the Red: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1965/shouldnt-greenland-be-known-as-iceland-and-vice-versa http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1965/shouldnt-green... Greenland: https://www.google.com/search?q=greenland+country+temperature&aq=f&oq=greenland+country+temperature https://www.google.com/search?q=greenland+country+temperatur... Iceland: https://www.google.com/search?q=iceland+country+temperature&aq=f&oq=iceland+country+temperature&aqs=chrome.0.57j62.4211j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=iceland+country+temperature&...