The Greenland ice sheet covers an area the size of Alaska with enough ice to raise global sea level by more than 20 feet.

Former Trump adviser: If Denmark can’t defend Greenland, let US buy it to ‘become part of Alaska’ by Sarah Fortinsky - 12/29/24 3:18 PM ET by Sarah Fortinsky - 12/29/24 3:18 PM ET ...

I concur with most of what Sen. Dan Sullivan (R., Alaska) writes in “Greenland is Nice, but Alaska is Better” (op-ed, Jan. 16, but his headline might be improved by a slight change ...

Houses scattered on a hill in Nuuk, Greenland. (iStock / Getty Images) President-elect Trump has reportedly revived his idea of buying Greenland from Denmark.Maybe he could trade Alaska for it?

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