Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 year agoTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up10arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square8linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m still convinced he only wants Greenland because it looks big on a map.
minus-squarecog@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoDamn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoTo be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year 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-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago no railroads Well that is not technically true
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoTouché. Its going to be a small invasion using that though.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIf they bring their own small train, that one fjord is done for.
I’m still convinced he only wants Greenland because it looks big on a map.
Damn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
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.
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.