• @foggy@lemmy.world
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    181 month ago

    Putin wants trump to get Greenland and Canada because USA + Greenland + Canada + Russia is basically >50% of the land.

    Been saying this since he first brought it up limd a 7 or 8 years ago or whatever.

        • Em Adespoton
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          01 month ago

          Polar bears mostly live on open water or near the shore. Are there really polar bears in Greenland?

          • @MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
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            31 month ago

            Yeah I originally put penguins but decided to fact check myself. They do not have penguins, but do have polar bears, humback whales, reindeer, and walruses.

            Greenland seems pretty cool as is. I see no reason why we need to mess it up.

            • TRBoom
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              31 month ago

              Penguins only naturally live in the southern hemisphere.

              • Em Adespoton
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                21 month ago

                Including the coast of Africa. They’re more a “southern hemisphere” bird than a “cold” bird.

      • Flying Squid
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        21 month ago

        Greenland has a very large proportion of the world’s accessible fresh water. Something America is rapidly running out of because water is being pumped out of the ground faster than it’s being replenished. Couple that with all the minerals and ores being exposed due to the melting glaciers and Greenland is a pretty important strategic interest to the U.S.

        • @RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          51 month ago

          I meant specifically for land mass, but after actually looking up how big Greenland is, not tiny. Its over 20% the size of Canada.

          I kinda thought Greenland was small and idk why.