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The fjord systems on East Greenland

by Saagar

You can access the world largest fjord system of Scoresbysound and maybe also of Franz Josephs fjord on NE Greenland from Ittoqqortoormiit (Scoresbysound). Locals in Ittoqqortoormiit will organise boat trips - day trips to multi-day expeditions - into the fjords, and take you fishing and on hunting trips. Organised through the tourist office.Access to Ittoqqortoormiit is best by sheduled flights from Iceland/Reykjavik once weekly to Nerlerit Inaat and a 15-minute helicopter transit to Ittoqqortoormiit. Also links to Angmassalik.

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Nunatak

by Saagar

Nunataks are mountain tops that stick out of the ice like islands. Some of them can be really high and dramatic. The ice action has frequently carved the sides so there are sharp edges and sometimes nunataks come in pyramid shape. Plant communities and lichens can survive such environments for millennia and may harbour vegetation survivors from before the ice ages. Very special places to visit if you have the chance, either on the inland ice cap or on lesser glacer plateaus like on Disko Island.

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Ilulissat icebergs - final chapter

by glenn57

You see two dinstinct kinds of icebergs - smooth ones and jagged ones.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.

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Kulusuk - from the air

by glenn57

The area around Kulusuk is stunning from the air. All you see is blue water, grey mountains, and snow and ice, for miles. This contrasts sharply with the west coast, which is very green in the summer.Kayaking tours are popular here.

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Kulusuk - the village

by glenn57

Kulusuk, on the east coast of Greenland, has a population of about 300. It is the destination of day-trips to Greenland from Reykjavik, Iceland. The day-trippers are there only for about 4 hours, so outside these hours, you will be one of only a handful of tourists. 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.

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Kangerlussuaq - Ice Cap

by glenn57

I rented a bicycle and rode for about 90 minutes to reach the ice cap. There are some beautiful views there, and I saw a couple of musk oxen along the way. I also saw lots of different kinds of wildflowers, as well as some caribou droppings. 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.

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Kangerlussuaq - Musk Oxen

by glenn57

There are about 5000 musk oxen near Kangerlussuaq, but they are not native to this area, being transplanted from north-east Greenland in the 1960's. The area they were transplanted from is much more barren than Kangerlussuaq (where there are bushes up to three metres in height), so those musk oxen were used to eating as much as they could all the time. This attitude led to them killing themselves by overeating in the Kangerlussuaq summer. Another attempt was tried, whereby they accustomed the musk oxen to the more plentiful flora gradually over the course of a year in the Copenhagen zoo - this herd survived when taken to Kangerlussuaq, hence the number of animals there today.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...

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Ilulissat Icebergs

by glenn57

Ilulissat, on the west coast of Greenland north of the Arctic Circle, has a harbour full of icebergs (up to 65 metres high). These come from the "ice fjord" next to Ilulissat; the ice fjord is jammed full of icebergs which have broken off a glacier at the fjord's far end. A must activity is to take the two-hour boat ride among the icebergs. If you take the night trip during the summer, you'll see the midnight sun casting all sorts of different colours on the icebergs.

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Flying to Kangerlussuaq

by Saagar

When you fly into Kangerlussuaq from Copenhagen you first fly over the Faroes, then Iceland and you hit Greenland's east coast at or nearby Angmassalik. This is where most of the Greenland-crossing expeditions start. These days you can even do it commercially - just book a trip (you have to ski yourself, though...). Try to find "Hvitserk" on the internet.Anyway, the flight will lower down as it flies toward Kangerlussuag and you have an excellent view of the glacier streams and the ice cap and then the western ice edge and the fjords as you approach Kangerlussuaq. Don't think of the ticket cost on this flight - think of the extra sightseeing bonus instead!

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Flying over.....

by Saagar

When flying between Europe and North America you across the southern half of Greenland somewhere, occasionally further north. To North America it is normally day time, on the return flight it is normally night. Should you have an opportunity to look out, and lucky you with a window seat, you will see Greenland's icy waters, nunataks and coastal bare land and the ice cap very well. You can see huge ice streams with ice bergs drifting out to open sea. Next, imagine you are there!

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Q:  Hi Guys, I am planning a trip to greenland, can anyone recommend a good guide book? I have tried in vain to get the lonely... 

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A: Have you looked online enough? There's the Lonely Planet pages on Greenland too at http://www.lonelyplanet.com/greenland 

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