Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square143linkfedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down113cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1455arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square143linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoTo be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months 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-squarewer2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoRepublicans hate railroads, so that’s actually a plus for them.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago no railroads Well that is not technically true
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoTouché. Its going to be a small invasion using that though.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIf they bring their own small train, that one fjord is done for.
minus-squareLazycog@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 months agoYeah but on mercator it looks bigger than Africa. Africa is actually really huge Edit: wording.
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.
Republicans hate railroads, so that’s actually a plus for them.
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.
Yeah but on mercator it looks bigger than Africa. Africa is actually really huge
Edit: wording.