Question

Why is Greenland called Greenland when it's covered in ice

Answer 1

reverse psychology

Step-by-step explanation:

The person who found Greenland saw it was a land covered in ice but he wanted people to go to Greenland so he named it Greenland Iceland was covered in grass and farmable land so he named it Iceland to keep people out.

Answer 2

The name Greenland comes from Scandinavian settlers. In the Norse sagas, it is said that Erik the Red was exiled from Iceland for murder. He set out in ships to find land rumoured to be to the northwest. After settling there, he named the land Grfnland (Greenland), possibly to attract more people to settle there.