Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agoTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI’m still convinced he only wants Greenland because it looks big on a map.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 days agoSomebody’s feeding him grandiose ideas about global warming and northern sea routes. Probably some flattering lies about splitting said routes between them and dominating world trade too, once Canada and the EU are out of the way.
minus-squareLazycog@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoDamn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoTo be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoIt is also mostly ice. The entirety of the central Greenland is covered by 1.6km to 3.7km thick ice. Settlements are around the coast, as Greenland has about 100km roads in total, no railroads and no inland water.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago no railroads Well that is not technically true
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 hours agoTouché. Its going to be a small invasion using that though.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoIf they bring their own small train, that one fjord is done for.
I’m still convinced he only wants Greenland because it looks big on a map.
Somebody’s feeding him grandiose ideas about global warming and northern sea routes. Probably some flattering lies about splitting said routes between them and dominating world trade too, once Canada and the EU are out of the way.
Damn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
To be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
It is also mostly ice. The entirety of the central Greenland is covered by 1.6km to 3.7km thick ice.
Settlements are around the coast, as Greenland has about 100km roads in total, no railroads and no inland water.
Well that is not technically true
Touché.
Its going to be a small invasion using that though.
If they bring their own small train, that one fjord is done for.