(David Thornley) wrote in message m...

Without actually looking at a globe, I'd imagine that
Greenland is closer to continental Denmark than Hawaii is to
the continental US.

Thule-Copenhagen is 2395 miles (3854 km) (2081 nautical miles)

Honolulu-Washington, D.C. 4835 miles (7780 km) (4201 nautical miles)

Juneau, Alaska- Washington, D.C. 2830 miles (4554 km) (2459 nautical miles)

(Source: http://www.indo.com/distance/)

So Thule is closer to its capital than either Honolulu or Juneau are.

Chris Manteuffel