Back in Nuuk, Lynge turns to the map once more to reflect on how Greenland became caught up in a much bigger game. He refers to the 1946 attempt by the US to buy Greenland from Denmark, under which ...

Yet while Greenland may be sitting on mineral riches, any "gold rush" continues to be slow to materialise. The economy, which ...

The biggest industry is fishing. Removing the public sector, ignoring other spending commitments, assuming Greenland’s long-run growth continues and America’s federal government receives 16% ...

The road south from Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, runs out at the tip of a blizzard-scoured peninsula stretching into the ...

Denmark contributes two-thirds of Greenland's budget revenue, the rest coming mainly from fishing. Potential oil, gas and rare earth mineral reserves have attracted prospecting firms. Greenland ...

Greenland's capital, Nuuk, has evolved from a colonial fishing outpost into the country's centre of art, culture and business – with a range of fine restaurants and hotels Credit: Getty Nuuk’s ...