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Greenland, in photographs. 16 perspectives on Greenland , from the familiar view to details worth a closer look. Select a photograph to open it at full size.
Photographs show different viewpoints, dates and conditions. They do not establish current access to a particular route. Every image is credited below.
Icebergs in Ilulissat Icefjord Photo: Quintin Soloviev , CC BY 4.0 The ruined Norse church at Hvalsey Photo: Number 57 at English Wikipedia , CC0 A humpback whale diving in Disko Bay Photo: Buiobuione , CC BY-SA 4.0 The colourful waterfront of Sermiligaaq Photo: Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan , CC BY-SA 2.0 Musk oxen in the Greenland landscape Photo: Hannes Grobe, Alfred Wegener Institute , CC BY-SA 2.5 An iceberg in the waters of Ilulissat Photo: Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz , CC BY-SA 2.0 The sheer face of an iceberg Photo: Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz , CC BY-SA 2.0 The coastal settlement of Qaanaaq Photo: Col. Lee-Volker Cox , Public domain Ilulissat beside the ice-filled sea Photo: Ekrem Canli , CC BY-SA 4.0 An iceberg in Greenland’s North Star Bay Photo: Jeremy Harbeck , Public domain Floating ice in the Ilulissat Icefjord Photo: Petr Kraumann , CC BY 3.0 The landscape near Kangerlussuaq in Greenland Photo: Petr Kraumann , CC BY 3.0 Blue iceberg spotted from air on the 10th of June 2015 in the Ilulissat icefjord, Greenland. The iceberg appeared to be approximately 50 metres long Photo: Marcus Engdahl , CC BY-SA 4.0 Greenland Seagull On Iceberg, Greenland Photo: Buiobuione , CC BY-SA 4.0 An iceberg in Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord Photo: Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz , CC BY-SA 2.0 Markus Trienke Greenland reflections Photo: Markus Trienke , CC BY-SA 2.0 The story behind the picture
A landscape reached by distinct gateways Greenland 's ice, settlements and coast vary enormously across a very large island. The access point determines the practical shape of the trip. A single region can provide both powerful scenery and time to understand the community from which excursions depart.
Choose a gateway and confirm the whole transport chain before adding distant places. Weather margins and local operator advice are central to a workable plan.
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