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Greenland Self-Government

Greenland has the right to self-determination, which complicates any transfer of sovereignty to the United States.

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Jan 23, 2026
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Has Greenland ever belonged to United States?

— has never been a U.S. possession or part of the , though has repeatedly sought to control or influence the island through wartime defense arrangements, base rights and several purchase proposals tha...

Jan 31, 2026

did the usa own greenland

No — never owned ; it has at times acted as a military protector, sought to buy the island, and maintained bases there, but legal sovereignty has remained with and Greenlanders have increasingly exerc...

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