Greenland’s rich oil, gas and rare earth mineral reserves and its Arctic location have always been its point of attraction.

In addition, Trump says the US needs Greenland for "economic security". Some think that, as the ice thins in the Arctic, new ...

Most of Greenland was covered in ice, so Erik the Red and his followers settled in the few areas with vegetation. The Norse ...

Photos show Greenland's culture, which has both Inuit and Danish influences. Its industry, cuisine, and more are shaped by ...

But Greenland, named by Viking adventurer Erik the Red to attract settlers, has a history of human habitation that stretches back more than 4,000 years. The self-governing region of Denmark has ...

Here are five things to know about Greenland: Inhabited by Inuits on and off for almost 4,500 years, the island was originally dubbed 'Green land' by Erik the Red, a Viking explorer who landed on ...

Leif Erikson (also spelled Ericsson, or Eiriksson) was the second of three sons of Erik the Red, who established a settlement in Greenland after he was exiled from Iceland. Leif Erikson's story ...

This story appears in the June 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. A little north and west of Greenland's stormy southern tip, on a steep hillside above an iceberg-clotted fjord first ...

The name Greenland was coined by the Norse explorer Erik the Red. Exiled from Iceland for homicide, he landed there in around 982 and settled there a few years later. He chose the name to ...

But Greenland, named by Viking adventurer Erik the Red to attract settlers, has a history of human habitation that stretches back more than 4,000 years.