Denmarkification organizers have set a goal of crowdfunding $1 trillion to buy California – but the petition is only collecting signatures, not donations. With melting sea ice opening up new Arctic shipping routes, experts say Greenland's location is of particular strategic importance.

The man behind the push, Xavier Dutoit, started the 'Denmarkification' website to make the pitch that the Scandinavian state should buy the Golden one for $1 trillion.

The tongue-in-cheek campaign comes as President Donald Trump has made it clear that his interest in purchasing Greenland is definitely not a joke.