Catholic Dictionary. Term. VICAR FORANE. Definition. An experienced priest appointed by a bishop to exercise limited jurisdiction over a specific part of a diocese. He is charged with the care of the sick clergy, presides at conferences, superivses clerical discipline and diocesan property as well as other similar matters.
Though Greenland geologically is a part of the continent of North America it has more cultural and traditional attachment to Europe. Many scientists argue that if a separate tectonic plate is the determinant of a continent and an island then Antarctica should also be an island.here is a big controversy about whether Greenland is a continent or an island. Many people are of the opinion that Greenland is a continent but scientific and other data oppose this presumption thoroughly.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Greenland (part of the Kingdom of Denmark) contains the northernmost point in the world. (83Â°40'N) is 440 miles from the geographic North Pole. Canada - Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut (83Â°08' N, 74Â°13'W) is very close to claiming the northernmost point in the world. It's latitude is only 38 miles south of Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland and 478 miles from the North Pole. Russia - Cape Fligely, Franz Josef Land, Nenets Autonomous Okrug ( 81Â°50â²35â³N, 59Â°14â²22â³E) is the northernmost point of Eurasia.