Trump’s talk of acquiring the island has raised the profile of Greenland, but it has also prompted some anxieties

US President-elect Donald Trump has stirred quite a controversy with his claims about wanting to acquire Greenland, the world’s largest island and a largely autonomous territory under Denmark. His refusal to rule out military might in this pursuit has stoked worry even though the prospect is believed to be improbable.

Mining executives and researchers describe the island’s massive resource potential as an “enormous opportunity.”