Denmark's King Frederik X has arrived in Greenland for a visit intended to show solidarity with the semi-autonomous Danish territory, which US President Donald Trump has said he wants to take over due to its strategic Arctic location.

King Frederik X of Denmark arrived in Greenland on Tuesday, kicking off a visit to the semiautonomous territory that U.S. President Trump wants to annex because of its strategic Arctic location.Frederik's trip to the island's capital city of Nuuk follows the new Greenlandic prime minister's visit to Copenhagen earlier this week.

Denmark's King Frederik on Monday pushed back by one day a visit to Greenland planned to underscore unity with the Danish territory in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in taking over the huge Arctic island.