Greenland

Greenland is the largest island in the world.^[1] It is situated in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Canada. Most of the land in Greenland is unusable, being covered with glaciers.

About 60,000 people live in Greenland. They are citizens of Denmark. Independence has been discussed, but the residents would lose Danish social welfare subsidies and other perks.

Donald Trump and the United States have expressed interest in closer ties with Greenland.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Why Greenland Is So Important To The World Right Now". Geography by Geoff. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2026-08-12 – via YouTube. Greenland has a vast ice sheet that's over 1 mile thick on average. And this means that there's something hidden under all that ice! Specifically, Greenland could be sitting on top up trillions of dollars worth of minerals, oil, and other scarce resources. Cite error: Invalid parameter "by" in <ref> tag. The supported parameters are: dir, follow, group, name.

[YouTube-Geography-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Why Greenland Is So Important To The World Right Now". Geography by Geoff. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2026-08-12 – via YouTube. Greenland has a vast ice sheet that's over 1 mile thick on average. And this means that there's something hidden under all that ice! Specifically, Greenland could be sitting on top up trillions of dollars worth of minerals, oil, and other scarce resources. Cite error: Invalid parameter "by" in <ref> tag. The supported parameters are: dir, follow, group, name.

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