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A map showing the locations of the United States (orange) and Greenland (green) Since the 19th century, the United States has considered, and made, several attempts to purchase the island of Greenland from Denmark, as it did with the Danish West Indies in 1917.
Greenland is geographically part of the North American continent, and it is vital for the United States to prevent any other major powers establishing a foothold on the island, according to Ulrik ...
Greenland was also home to an abundant source of cryolite, a rare earth mineral important for the production of military aircraft in Canada and the U.S. With this in mind, Germany began to ...
To understand Trump’s interest in Greenland, Bolton said, just look at a map of the world from the vantage point of the North Pole. Four NATO countries – the U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway ...
On 6 February 2025, a poll conducted by USA Today between 7 January 2025 and 10 January 2025 was released which showed that only 11% of Americans said that Trump should purchase or annex Greenland. 29% of Americans said that they thought that acquiring Greenland was a good but unrealistic idea, and 53% of Americans said that they don't support ...
The United States has long been interested in obtaining Greenland, considering making a bid for the North Atlantic island in 1867, when it also purchased Alaska from Russia.
President-elect Donald Trump has argued that the U.S. should buy Greenland since his first term in the White House.. The island, with 56,000 inhabitants, is an autonomous territory of Denmark, and ...
The president-elect says owning Greenland is vital for US security, but experts say he may also be eyeing other aspects of Greenland such as its trove of natural resources — including rare earth ...