Greenland is a mostly self-governed portion of the Kingdom of Denmark located in the Arctic Circle with the northern region being within 500 miles of the North Pole. As a result, over four-fifths, approximately 700,000 square miles, of the island is covered in ice sheets. Most of the land that is clear of ice is along the coast, which is also where most inhabitants live. Its population is almost entirely made up of Inuit people, or Greenlandic Eskimos, who have historically relied on hunting, gathering, and fishing for food. However, these traditional practices are currently being threatened on multiple fronts, primarily from climate change and modernization.