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Before Trump eyed Greenland: Here’s what happened last time the US bought a large chunk of the Arctic

  • Written by William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, Visiting Distinguished Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage
Most of Greenland is covered by Arctic ice. AP Photo/John McConnico

Editor’s note: Reports that President Donald Trump has urged aides to look into buying Greenland make us think of the last time the United States bought a major territory in the Arctic: the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. Two years ago, we asked William L. Iggiagruk...

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