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 Musk ox near Kangerlussuaq by glenn57
Musk oxen are generally shy of humans and will run, except when they have their young with them, when they can be dangerous. This big guy (standing about 1.7 metres high) allowed me to approach within about 7 metres before he ran. Notice the shedding fur - Kangerlussuaq has temperature highs of 18 to 25 degrees Celsius in the summer, which is very hot for these animals. As a result, they tend to hang out near the ice cap in the summer, where it is a bit cooler. Leave a Comment
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 by glenn57Leave a Comment Address: Ilulissat, Greenland
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 Ice cap near Kangerlussuaq by glenn57
The ice cap spawns many streams, which all flow into the fjord.
The great thing about renting a bike at Kangerlussuaq is that there is no danger of theft - they are never stolen, and you are not even given a lock. If you want to see something on foot, you just leave your bike anywhere, and come back to it later. Leave a Comment
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 Greenland Dogs at a dog
compound in Ilullisat by glenn57
Sled dogs spend the summer chained up in large dog areas - in Ilulissat, there are several of these. Most owners only feed their dogs once every two days, so the poor things are whining for food all the time.
Sled dogs are both male and female. Apparently, the males are better for short journeys, and the females (who have greater stamina) are better for longer journeys. These Greenland Dogs are rather different than the Canadian husky; the Greenland winter is not as cold, nor is there as much snow as in the Canadian north, so their fur isn't as thick, nor their legs as long as Canadian huskies.
In Ilulissat, there are "yield to dog sled" road signs. They picture a dog sled in a triangle. Leave a Comment
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 Kulusuk village by glenn57
Kulusuk is quite traditional : the people still hunt seals, polar bears and whales. There is no running water, and there is no transport from the airport to the village (3 kilometres) - you have to walk ! Some people do have motorized 3-wheeled tricycle-type vehicles with large heavy-tread tires.
The east coast also looks much different from the west coast - in the height of summer, there is still a lot of snow in the mountains around Kulusuk. Leave a Comment
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 More Ilulissat icebergs by glenn57
The smooth ones have recently flipped over - they are smooth because the water they were submerged in made them so. The jagged ones have become so because of rain and because of chunks falling off due to melting. Leave a Comment
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 The Knud Rasmussen House by Saagar
It is in fact much more that Knud Rasmussen's thing, it covers much of what could go into an anthropology museum of these latitudes.
In Ilulissat, you cannot miss it, just ask or roam around until you find this house (photo). Leave a Comment Directions: Go to the church, look uphill and you'll see it.
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I was surprised of how clearly it was possible to see the fiords, the watercourses, the mountains and the ice. I did this transatlantic trip four times and I could see it just one time, when it was July.
Me sorprendió lo claramente que pude ver los fiordos, los cursos de agua, las montañas y el hielo. Hice cuatro veces este trayecto transatlántico y sólo puede ver todo esto una vez, cuando era julio. Leave a Comment
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 Kap Farvel by Saagar
But it is said to be an interesting area, and many hiking and rock climbing opportunities in the fjords nearby, particularily on the western coast.
This photo (not a particularily good one, I know...) I took out the window while most people on the plane were watching some dumb movie. I let myself be mentally transported down to the icy lands below... Leave a Comment Directions: Fly to North America, and have some luck with the jet streams on your flight so you fly relatively low (23-28000 ft) and the weather is clear so you can view the splendors of the cake and icing below. This one from a Newark-bound flight from Copenhagen.
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 Halibut heading for
Braedtet... by Saagar
Here you can find a variety of sea birds, fish (cod, wolf fish, red fish, halibut, etc.), whale (minke, finwhale, sometimes other species), seal, reindeer, musk oxen displayed and for sale. On a budget, and backpacking independently, this is a very good place to stock up for your trip. Both reindeer, and musk oxen meat keeps well.
Everybody can show you where the Breadetet is, normally it is a small house, sometimes in smaller places it is an open stall.
Ask before you take any pictures in these places, as locals are Greenpeace-weary as they have been partly mobbed out of their livelihoods by well-meaning but misunderstood environmentalism. Their tolerance rate for greenpeacers is very low. Leave a Comment Address: Near the centre of any settlement
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