Because of Norse settlements, a PART of Greenland (along with Iceland and the Faroe Islands) was considered Norwegian in the 1200s. These early settlements disappeared at the start of the Little Ice Age (~1450).
In the 1700s, Norway was under the autocratic Kingdom of Denmark, and Danish missionaries and tradesmen started to "recolonize" Greenland.
In 1807, the British invaded Denmark in order to steal the Danish-Norwegian fleet. Norway got involved in the Napoleonic wars unvoluntarily, and the people starved due to British blockades.
Being on the losing side, Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden in 1814, but kept Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland territories.
In 1921, Denmark proclaimed ALL of Greenland as Danish.
In 1955, Greenland became an overseas county of Denmark, ending its colony status.
In 1979, Greenland achieved "home rule".
Conclusion: Norway never owned Greenland, and Denmark was not aligned with the victorious powers in Napoleonic wars.
I'm not understanding item 12. where it states the water level rise of Greenlands ice sheet melting being twice that of the Statue of Liberty. The S of L is 151 ft high without counting the base?
Sharyl, the statue of liberty is 300 feet tall, including the torch, you big thickness-of-Greenland’s-ice-sheet fibber! Maybe you meant to cite the thickness of the ice sheet, not the amount of the sea level rise.
Greenland’s ice sheet averages about 5,000 feet thick with some parts up to 10,000 feet thick. The thickest parts occur in the deep channels between the several larger ice covered island that comprise the main part of Greenland. Actually Greenland is not one island. It consists of many islands tied into one by the thick ice cover. If all this were to melt it would raise the World’s sea level by 24 feet.
It is surprising that both Denmark and Greenland’s leaders are so reluctant to accept US’ offers of military involvement and protection from China. Soviet Union seemed acceptable for some years - hence the US military base. Can they not visualize the enormity of invasion across the northern hemisphere by Communist China??
Useful list but probably the most important reason is omitted. Greenland is an anchor point of the “GIUK Gap”. Whoever controls this sea area controls east-west sea traffic and crucially *submarine* traffic. This has been the case since WW2 but in the era of nuclear-armed submarines is even more critical to security.
Sharyl read the chapter in "Atomic Accidents" by James Mahaffey( ISBN-13 : 978-1605986807) regarding the nuclear facility in the Greenland Ice sheet. Written with wit, and by a nuclear physicist, this will be an entertaining read for you.
Actually Australia is the world’s largest island. Trump’s narcissism which fuels his irrational behaviour will backfire on him as it did in 2020. He thinks he can take a sledge hammer to the rest of the world. All he is doing is fueling anti-Americanism.
Typical TDSer. Australia is NOT an island. It is a Continent. If you assume that's not exclusionary, it still isn't the largest because Antarctica is at nearly twice its size.
When the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) abandoned the base little was done to dispose of waste materials. The ACE believed that accumulating snowfall and frigid temperatures would preserve the base and the waste left along with it. Upon its abandonment only the reaction chamber of the nuclear generator was taken. 9,200 tons of physical waste (building infrastructure), 200,000 liters of diesel fuel, 24,000,000 liters of biological waste, and 1,200,000,000 Bq (unit of radioactivity) of radioactive material were left at Camp Century.
Powered by a portable nuclear generator Camp Century was built to host up to 200 soldiers, provide year round accommodation, and upon expansion would be capable of storing up to 600 ballistic missiles.
Thx for presenting all the history that most of us did not know.
Regarding fact 5:
Because of Norse settlements, a PART of Greenland (along with Iceland and the Faroe Islands) was considered Norwegian in the 1200s. These early settlements disappeared at the start of the Little Ice Age (~1450).
In the 1700s, Norway was under the autocratic Kingdom of Denmark, and Danish missionaries and tradesmen started to "recolonize" Greenland.
In 1807, the British invaded Denmark in order to steal the Danish-Norwegian fleet. Norway got involved in the Napoleonic wars unvoluntarily, and the people starved due to British blockades.
Being on the losing side, Denmark was forced to cede Norway to Sweden in 1814, but kept Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland territories.
In 1921, Denmark proclaimed ALL of Greenland as Danish.
In 1955, Greenland became an overseas county of Denmark, ending its colony status.
In 1979, Greenland achieved "home rule".
Conclusion: Norway never owned Greenland, and Denmark was not aligned with the victorious powers in Napoleonic wars.
Thank you. Much needed history to understand why the USA wants to buy this area!
It's especially comforting to know that Greenland isn't likely to tip over due to overpopulation or military buildup, not yet anyhow.
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The Statue of Liberty is 305 ft tall, not 12.
I'm not understanding item 12. where it states the water level rise of Greenlands ice sheet melting being twice that of the Statue of Liberty. The S of L is 151 ft high without counting the base?
Sharyl, the statue of liberty is 300 feet tall, including the torch, you big thickness-of-Greenland’s-ice-sheet fibber! Maybe you meant to cite the thickness of the ice sheet, not the amount of the sea level rise.
Greenland’s ice sheet averages about 5,000 feet thick with some parts up to 10,000 feet thick. The thickest parts occur in the deep channels between the several larger ice covered island that comprise the main part of Greenland. Actually Greenland is not one island. It consists of many islands tied into one by the thick ice cover. If all this were to melt it would raise the World’s sea level by 24 feet.
It is surprising that both Denmark and Greenland’s leaders are so reluctant to accept US’ offers of military involvement and protection from China. Soviet Union seemed acceptable for some years - hence the US military base. Can they not visualize the enormity of invasion across the northern hemisphere by Communist China??
Trump wanting to buy Greenland is making more sense now. Thank you.
I was in Iceland and seriously thinking about going there. But it's a 3-hour flight, and I figured there's not much to do there. Now I wish I had.
Great summary. Here’s another: https://morningtruth.substack.com/p/the-real-agenda-behind-jd-vances
Useful list but probably the most important reason is omitted. Greenland is an anchor point of the “GIUK Gap”. Whoever controls this sea area controls east-west sea traffic and crucially *submarine* traffic. This has been the case since WW2 but in the era of nuclear-armed submarines is even more critical to security.
And the worst fact, they are not going to let this go. I cannot believe they posted this after van got so entirely snubbed.
Good run down...we fought for it just like we did all of Europe twice. If the indigenous people want to be part of USA, it should happen!
Sharyl read the chapter in "Atomic Accidents" by James Mahaffey( ISBN-13 : 978-1605986807) regarding the nuclear facility in the Greenland Ice sheet. Written with wit, and by a nuclear physicist, this will be an entertaining read for you.
Actually Australia is the world’s largest island. Trump’s narcissism which fuels his irrational behaviour will backfire on him as it did in 2020. He thinks he can take a sledge hammer to the rest of the world. All he is doing is fueling anti-Americanism.
Typical TDSer. Australia is NOT an island. It is a Continent. If you assume that's not exclusionary, it still isn't the largest because Antarctica is at nearly twice its size.
Ho-Hum.
He’s fueling anti-globalism, which sad for you it seems, is huuuugely popular all over the world. Suck on it little gurl.
Wait and see what happens by the end of his term. Oh yeah, and Operation Warp Speed saved so many lives. How many people did the clot shot kill?
When the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) abandoned the base little was done to dispose of waste materials. The ACE believed that accumulating snowfall and frigid temperatures would preserve the base and the waste left along with it. Upon its abandonment only the reaction chamber of the nuclear generator was taken. 9,200 tons of physical waste (building infrastructure), 200,000 liters of diesel fuel, 24,000,000 liters of biological waste, and 1,200,000,000 Bq (unit of radioactivity) of radioactive material were left at Camp Century.
Powered by a portable nuclear generator Camp Century was built to host up to 200 soldiers, provide year round accommodation, and upon expansion would be capable of storing up to 600 ballistic missiles.
https://geoffpain.substack.com/p/greenland-ice-cores-reveal-fluoride