Map shows how Greenland is MUCH more than an ice block – it’s a vital strategic asset…& it’s not just Trump who wants it
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DONALD Trump has doubled down on his intention to acquire Greenland when he is president, and this map shows why he is so keen. The incoming president has long argued the icy land should come under American control, and now analysis shows this might not be as mad as it sounds.
Far from being a useless block of ice, Greenland is a vital strategic asset bursting with natural resources and sits bang in the middle of the main Arctic trade routes. Trump first expressed interest in Greenland, which is self-governing but owned by Denmark, during his first term when he saw it as a “large real estate deal”.
![[Trump has maintained his intention to buy Greenland, and even refused to rule out taking it by force]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cd47b674-eedc-4075-b713-4cf30a4bc2b2.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He even appointed a team to prepare options, including a long-term lease deal. In the years since, Trump has continued looking into the matter and become only more resolved to see it through. He even refused to rule out seizing the island by force, which has been roundly criticized by international leaders.
![[China's Xi Jinping and Putin are both actively aiming to assert control in the Arctic - to which Greenland is key]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6359bd36-cd8c-4163-a128-7e61984d7153.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
In a press conference earlier this week, Trump said America needed Greenland for “national security purposes” and “protecting the free world”. And then Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr, landed in Greenland and was seen strolling around the captial Nuuk.
![[A view of the US's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2023-ritzau-scanpix-thomas-traasdahl-962384380.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
On Truth Social, Trump Snr couldn't resist hyping his son's trip. He wrote on Monday: “I am hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA'. As the map shows, Greenland sits right in the middle of the Arctic Ocean and amongst the key trade arteries in the region.
![[Donald Trump Jr arrived in Greenland on Tuesday in his father’s plane for a visit he insisted was purely as a tourist]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-plane-greenland.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
