Welcome to Greenland, the most beautiful white pearl of the arctic, the largest island on the planet and the least densely populated country in the world. Home to the worlds northernmost capital, the most active glacier, the largest national park.
Join greenlandphotos.net on a photographic journey through this amazing country. Visit the capital Nuuk, the breathtaking ice-fjord of ilulissat, see the spectacular northern light, the wildlife and more, right from your computer. Enjoy!
Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), meaning “the land of the Greenlanders” in Greenlandic has a population of only 56.300 in an area of incredible 2,166,086 square kilometers. Two-third of Greenland is covered in a permanent 2-3 kilometers thick ice-cap spanning 2.650 km from south to the north.
The country which mainly consists of ice was named Greenland in year 985 by the icelandic farmer Erik The Red to attract european settlers. Erik The Red did settle in a green valley though named Brattahlid in south Greenland.
Greenland is a country with an unique and fascinating history. Archeological findings from the first eskimo settlers dates more than 4.000 years back. Some 3.000 years later the first europeans settled on Greenland. For reasons unknown the european settlers suddenly disappeared after a few hundred years. The eskimos remained and managed to survive the changing and harsh environment of the arctic to this day.
The discovery of America is another fascinating chapter of the Greenlandic history. It was one of the Greenlandic vikings Leif Eriksson, son of Eric The Red, who discovered America some 500 years before Christopher Columbus. They named their discovery Vinland.
This website is a photographic journey to Greenland, one of five websites covering the north atlantic countries and islands. Here you will find descriptions and photos from towns in Greenland. You will also find maps, travel guides, tourist information, list of events and hopefully inspiration for a future visit. Our mission is to promote the north atlantic countries and islands to increase the public awareness of these beautiful and fascinating remote arctic places.
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