Amelia Lester

He wants Greenland because it looks really big on a map.

Yes, this is my theory.

And let me explain a little bit about it.

So most maps are a bit distorted because it's something to do with the world being round.

And then you have to put it on a flat piece of paper.

Look, it's geometry.

It's not my strong point, but maps are distorted.

And Greenland on a map looks enormous.

Yes, it's technically part of North America.

It is the world's largest island that isn't a continent, which as Australians we should be aware of.

But it isn't as big as it looks.

In fact, it looks on a map the size of Africa.

Africa is 14 times bigger than Greenland.

Wow.

14 times.

So I think Trump looked at a map and he saw that Greenland looks really big and he said, I want that.

Now, it is in a very geographically contested region because, for instance, in World War II, the Americans were worried that the Nazis were going to use it as a stepping stone to getting to the U.S.

This obviously didn't end up happening, but it is in this area where it's close to Russia, it's close to China, it's close to Europe, and it's very close to North America.

So who's in charge of it now?

300 years ago, it was colonized by Denmark, but now it is run by Greenlanders.