Denmark Reaffirms Greenland’s Sovereignty | 05 Apr 2025
Recently, Denmark's Prime Minister dismissed U.S. suggestions regarding the annexation of Greenland, emphasizing that such actions are unacceptable even when justified on the grounds of national security.
- Greenland holds strategic significance for the U.S. due to the Pituffik Space Base, vital for missile defense and positioned along the shortest route between North America and Europe.
- Greenland's rich mineral resources, including rare earth minerals, attract US interest.
- Greenland: It is the world's largest island, lying in the North Atlantic Ocean, between North America and Europe.
- It features major mountain ranges like the Watkins Range and Stauning Alps, and rivers such as Borglum, and Majorqaq.
- It has an Arctic climate with over 80% ice cover (up to 4 km thick), harsh winters (-50°C), short summers (10–15°C), and 2 months of continuous daylight.
- It functions as an autonomous territory under the Kingdom of Denmark, with self-government and its own Parliament (Inatsisartut).
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