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Why Is the U.S. Interested in Greenland?
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Map of Greenland showing major geographic features, towns, and surrounding seas. The island is dominated by the Greenland Ice Sheet, with coastal settlements such as Nuuk, Upernavik, and Kangerlussuaq marked. Neighboring bodies of water include Baffin Bay, the Labrador Sea, Greenland Sea, and Denmark Strait. An inset globe highlights Greenland's location in the northern Atlantic.
Sepia-toned map of Greenland, with the label Greenland highlighted in blue.
GIUK Gap Military bases in the Arctic: NATO and Russia
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Who Governs Greenland?
In Greenlandic, Greenland is known as Kalaallit Nunaat: “The Land of the...
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Greenland
Map of Greenland highlighting the major geographic regions and the locations of human...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Refugio Mariscal
GIUK Gap
The waters between Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom form a strategically...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Military bases in the Arctic: NATO and Russia
During the early 2000s and 2010s, Russia expanded its military capabilities in the...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.