在格陵蘭島，許多人第一次看到當地居民時，往往會注意到他們與東亞人或亞洲人相似的外貌特徵，其實這並不是巧合，而是與人類遷徙史與族群演化密切相關的結果。格陵蘭島人口中，占壓倒性多數的是因紐特人，而他們的血緣根源本身就與亞洲地區有著深厚的歷史連結。

從人類學與考古學的角度來看，因紐特人屬於「因紐特－阿留申族群」，在體質人類學的分類中，通常被歸為源自東亞的蒙古人種後裔。大約在四千年前，甚至更早的史前時期，他們的祖先生活在今日的西伯利亞與東北亞一帶。在冰河時期，海平面下降，白令海峽一度形成陸橋，使得這些早期人類得以從亞洲徒步或沿岸遷徙進入北美洲。隨著時間推移，部分族群持續向北與向東移動，最終抵達加拿大北極群島，並一路延伸至今日的格陵蘭島，逐步發展出獨特但仍保有亞洲祖源特徵的因紐特文化與族群。

正因為這樣的共同祖先背景，因紐特人在外貌上與東亞人之間存在明顯的相似性。許多因紐特人具有較為扁平的臉部輪廓、較寬的顴骨，以及常被提及的「蒙古褶」眼瞼結構，這些特徵在東亞與北亞人群中也相當常見。此外，他們的體型與生理特徵，也被認為是在長期極地環境中演化出來的結果，用以適應寒冷氣候，但這些調整並未抹去其源自亞洲的基本外觀特質。

在人口結構上，因紐特人構成格陵蘭島居民的絕大多數，因此在當地看到帶有「亞洲面孔」特徵的人，其實是日常且自然的現象，而非外來移民比例特別高所造成的錯覺。這些外貌特徵不僅是一種視覺上的相似，更是因紐特人與亞洲人群共享遠古祖先的直接證據，清楚地反映人類在數千年前跨越大陸、適應新環境、逐步分化卻又保留共同根源的歷史軌跡。

總體而言，格陵蘭島上因紐特人與亞洲人在外貌上的相似，並非偶然或巧合，而是人類遷徙史中極為重要的一環。這段歷史提醒我們，今日世界各地看似截然不同的族群，其實在遙遠的過去曾經緊密相連，而格陵蘭因紐特人的存在，正是這段跨越亞洲與美洲的人類故事最鮮明、也最具說服力的見證之一。

In Greenland, many first-time visitors notice that local residents often share facial features similar to those of East Asians or other Asian populations. This is not a coincidence, but rather the result of human migration history and long-term ethnic evolution. The vast majority of Greenland’s population consists of Inuit people, whose ancestral roots are deeply connected to Asia.

From an anthropological and archaeological perspective, the Inuit belong to the Inuit–Aleut peoples. In physical anthropology, they are generally regarded as descendants of East Asian populations. Around four thousand years ago—or even earlier in prehistoric times—their ancestors lived in regions corresponding to present-day Siberia and Northeast Asia. During the Ice Age, sea levels were lower, and the Bering Strait formed a land bridge, allowing early humans to migrate from Asia into North America either on foot or along coastal routes. Over time, some of these groups continued moving northward and eastward, eventually reaching the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and, later, Greenland, where they settled and developed a distinct culture while retaining clear traces of their Asian ancestry.

Because of this shared origin, the Inuit and East Asians display noticeable similarities in physical appearance. Many Inuit people have relatively flat facial profiles, broader cheekbones, and the epicanthic fold often referred to as the “Mongolian fold,” features that are also common among East and North Asian populations. In addition, certain body proportions and physiological traits are believed to be adaptations to long-term life in extreme Arctic environments. These adaptations, however, did not erase their underlying ancestral characteristics derived from Asia.

In terms of population structure, Inuit people make up the overwhelming majority of Greenland’s residents. As a result, seeing faces with so-called “Asian features” is entirely normal in daily life there and is not the result of a high proportion of recent Asian immigrants. These physical similarities are more than a superficial visual resemblance; they serve as direct evidence of a shared ancient ancestry between the Inuit and Asian populations, clearly reflecting humanity’s long history of migration, adaptation to new environments, and gradual diversification while retaining common roots.

Overall, the resemblance between Inuit people in Greenland and Asians is neither accidental nor surprising. It represents a crucial chapter in human migration history. This reality reminds us that populations that may appear very different today were once closely connected in the distant past. The Inuit of Greenland stand as one of the most vivid and compelling living testimonies to the ancient human journey that linked Asia and the Americas.