Greenland Island is located in northeastern North America, between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Covering an area of 2,176,000 km2, it is the largest island in the world, twice larger than “New Guinea” which is the second largest island worldwide. Its ice-free area covers 342,000 km2, eight times of Denmark. 85% of the island is covered by tremendously thick ice, with an average ice thickness of 1,500 m. The total ice volume is 260 million m3, second only to the modern great glaciers of Antarctica. There are a few towering peaks on the ice field, with Gunnbjorn Mountain (altitude of 3,700 m) as the highest peak within the whole territory. It is extremely cold throughout the year, with an annual average temperature in Celsius below zero. On January 1st, 1998, its total population was 56,076, among which 90% are Christian Eskimos. The official language is Greenlandic. There are lead, chromium, cryolite, coal and other minerals. The famous animals here include musk ox, reindeer, polar bears, whales, seals, and walrus, etc. There are also many seabirds and fishes. Its economy here mainly depends on fishing, hunting and mining. Fish and shrimps, leather goods, whale oil and walrus tooth are its major export products. The major means of transportation include ship, helicopters and sledge. There are several flights every week between Copenhagen and Sondre Stromfjord. Its spectacular and unique natural landscape attracts a growing number of tourists from around the world.
Nuuk (formerly Godthaab) is the capital of Greenland, with a population of 11,000. It had its own TV station since 1982. Greenland is the strategic important place in the Arctic region. The influence imposed by Denmark upon this place originated from 1921, while one constitutional amendment made in 1953 made Greenland part of Denmark. Internal autonomy has been implemented since 1979.
When did indigenous population of Greenland come here exactly? Why did they select such a desolated place for residence? All of these questions are still unknown. When the colonists of Iceland came here in 982AD, they found it uninhabited. In the very southern tip of the island, Icelanders established three bases and persisted in the next few centuries.
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CUP Service Opening Time December 1st, 2009
Local CUP Service Hotline N/A
POS Card-Swiping Consumption
Scope of Application
All merchants labeled with “CUP” logo will accept CUP card. For partial merchants not labeled with “CUP” logo, the cardholder may actively present the CUP card to inquire the cashier whether it can be used.
Accepted Card Types and Relevant Operation
All bankcards bearing CUP logo
Warm tip: since credit card has certain consumption limit, with regard to large-amount consumption for luxury goods, etc., you are advised to use CUP debit card, the consumption with which is only limited by the account balance (excluding the situation with the limit for consumption line set by individual).
*Please enter the correct password upon card swiping if your card has a password. Otherwise please enter any 6-digit number.
Related Charges
The cardholder for consumption by swiping CUP card at the merchant will not be charged for any commission fee.
Compared with any other bankcard network, 1%-2% currency conversion fee will be exempted for cash withdrawal via CUP network. The amount of local currency withdrawn will be converted into RMB amount based on the market exchange rate, and timely credited into the cardholder’s RMB account by the issuing bank.
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