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.

The monarch is expected to meet the new Greenlandic government and attend a ‘kaffemik’, or coffee break, to meet local residents.

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 US President Donald Trump’s interest in taking over the huge Arctic island.