2024 in Greenland
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- Monarch – Margrethe II (until 14 January), Frederik X
- High Commissioner – Julie Præst Wilche
- Premier – Múte Bourup Egede
Events
June
- 24 June – The international airport terminal partially opens in Nuuk.[1]
- 25 June – Google Translate adds support for Kalaallisut.[2]
- 27 June - A polar bear is sighted in Disko Bay near Alluttoq Island, north of Ilulissat.[3]
- 29 June - The yearly Danish royal visit begins. King Frederik and Queen Mary land at Pituffik Space Base and are greeted by Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede.[4]
- 30 June - Two people are hospitalized after a fire in Paamiut.[5]
July
- 21 July - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, the founder of Sea Shepherd, is arrested shortly after arriving in Nuuk for a refueling stop aboard the vessel John Paul DeJoria by virtue of an Interpol notice requested by Japan in 2012.[6]