For instance, Greenland and Africa are depicted as ... it was still an innovative method when it was used for the topographic Cassini Map of France. In 1747, King Louis XV hired cartographer ...

Topographic maps and nautical charts reflect this complicated human history, with Norwegian, Danish, English, and Inuit place names layered atop 44,000 kilometers of fjord-cut coastline. Today, ...

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Following Trump's remarks on Greenland and the Panama Canal, Newsweek has mapped what U.S. control of the regions would look ...

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As global competition intensifies and the Arctic emerges as a critical geopolitical battleground, the United States must assert greater control over Greenland to safeguard its national security ...

New research reveals a stark reality: between 2010 and 2023, Greenland lost a staggering 563 cubic miles (2,347 cubic ...

Greenland’s prime minister said Monday the autonomous island is not for sale after President-elect Trump said owning Greenland “is an absolute necessity” for the U.S. “Greenland is ours.

It’s not that different.” Greenland, he conceded, was more than a corner store: “I love maps. And I always said, ‘Look at the size of this. It’s massive.’ That should be part of the ...

Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. What is driving Trump’s interest in Greenland is no doubt its minerals endowment and this is by no means a new motivation for U.S ...

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump is again floating his interest in U.S. ownership of Greenland, prompting the leader of the island territory to clarify that it is not for sale.