Dat wist ik dan weer niet

Greenland NASA World Wind screenshot. {{PD-USGov-NASA}} (Bron.)
Wikipedia: The weight of the ice sheet has depressed the central land area to form a basin lying more than 300 m (980 ft) below sea level, while elevations rise suddenly and steeply near the coast. Oftewel:

Topographic map of Greenland bedrock, in effect showing the topography without the extant ice sheet. (Bron.)
Wat ik ook niet wist: 

The early Norse settlers named the island as Greenland. In the Icelandic sagas, the Norwegian-born Icelander Erik the Red was exiled from Iceland for manslaughter. Along with his extended family and his thralls (i.e. slaves or serfs), he set out in ships to explore an icy land known to lie to the northwest. After finding a habitable area and settling there, he named it Grœnland (translated as ‘Greenland’), supposedly in the hope that the pleasant name would attract settlers. The Saga of Erik the Red states: “In the summer, Erik left to settle in the country he had found, which he called Greenland, as he said people would be attracted there if it had a favorable name.” 

Een aardig staaltje propaganda.