ReadOn Insights Crossword 23-01-26

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Across
  1. 2. An Arctic island at the centre of growing strategic, mineral, and geopolitical competition.
  2. 6. The strategic naval chokepoint between Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom.
  3. 8. The indigenous population forming roughly 90% of Greenland’s residents.
  4. 9. A US space base in Greenland that is critical for missile early-warning and space surveillance systems.
  5. 10. The country that currently holds sovereignty over Greenland, which operates as an autonomous territory.
Down
  1. 1. The US president who stated in January 2025 that America “must” have Greenland.
  2. 3. The capital of Greenland, where the United States reopened its consulate in 2020.
  3. 4. The military alliance actively monitoring Arctic sea routes and operating in Greenlandic airspace.
  4. 5. Which country has declared itself a “near-Arctic state” and is pursuing the Polar Silk Road strategy.
  5. 7. A rare-earth deposit considered among the largest in the world, with strategic importance for clean-energy supply chains.