2020 in Greenland
Greenland-related events during 2020
| Years in Greenland: | 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
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| Years: | 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 |
Events in the year 2020 in Greenland.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland
April
- 16 March – Greenland reports its first confirmed case of COVID-19, in Nuuk.[1]
- 14 September – Satellite imagery shows that a big chunk of ice shattered into many small pieces from the last remaining ice shelf in Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, Greenland.[2]
Sports
- The 2020 Greenlandic Football Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deaths
- 21 July – Suka K. Frederiksen, 55, Greenlandic politician, Foreign Minister (2017–2018)[3]
- 15 October – Arnannguaq Høegh, 63, Greenlandic artist[4]
References
- ^ Af /ritzau (2020-03-16). "Grønland har konstateret sit første tilfælde af coronavirus". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Climate change: Warmth shatters section of Greenland ice shelf". BBC News. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Suka K. Frederiksen begravet". Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Kunstner Arnannguaq Høegh er død". Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
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