Thule on Ptolemy's world map. Photo: Ptolemy Pytheas ... of our understanding of the Earth’s polar regions. The Thule Air Base in Greenland (now officially called the Pituffik Space Base ...

Greenland covers an area about three times the size of Texas and is home to 56,000 people, mostly Greenlandic Inuits.

I first encountered the word “Thule” in college while pouring over beyond-old world maps in class ... the Earth’s polar regions. The Thule Air Base in Greenland (now officially called ...

A quick look at a map of the Arctic highlights the strategic ... Since 1951, the United States has maintained Pituffik (formerly Thule Air Base), located in northwest Greenland, less than 1,000 ...

Officials in Greenland and Denmark insist the world's largest island isn't for sale. Is President Donald Trump hearing them?

U.S. President Donald Trump has cast a covetous gaze at Greenland. But why? In an interview, Greenland expert Paul Bierman explains why the exploitation of natural resources on the island is difficult ...

Greenland's PM Múte Bourup Egede: territory not for sale after Trump's speech Distorted maps have misled you ... part of the island, called Thule Air Base. The U.S. could expand its military ...