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Greenland

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 worlds largest national park i located in north east Greenland.

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, which was named Brattahlid in south Greenland.

Greenland history

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.

Welcome to Kalaallit Nunaat - Greenland, the 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 and 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, beautiful south Greenland, the wildlife and much more, right from your computer. Enjoy!

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.

Modern Greenland

Greenland today is a rapidly changing society in many aspects. The great potential for oil and minerals attracts investors worldwide to explore and develop oil and mining industry in this fragile environment. This huge potential could make Greenland the next oil and mining frontier.

GreenlandPhotos website

This website is a photographic journey to Greenland. Here you will find descriptions and photos from towns in Greenland. You will also find maps and hopefully inspiration for a future visit. Our mission is to promote this amazing north atlantic country to increase the public awareness of this beautiful and fascinating remote arctic place.

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