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Sunday, September 10, 2028 |
Nuuk, Greenland |
Embark |
6:00 PM |
Nuuk is the capital and largest city of Greenland, as well as being the northernmost capital in the world, though 2 degrees south of the Arctic Circle. It’s a place where the old and the new are united in a unique and dynamic way. The missionary Hans Egede founded Nuuk in 1728 as the very first town in Greenland. Read more about Nuuk, Greenland
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Monday, September 11, 2028 |
Sisimiut, Greenland |
12:00 PM |
5:30 PM |
Sisimiut is a town in central-western Greenland, located on the coast of Davis Strait, approximately 320 km north of Nuuk, and about 42km inside the Artic Circle (April 2017). It is the administrative center of the region and the second-largest town in Greenland. As the northernmost year-round ice-free port in the country, it is an important shipping hub for outlying settlements. Read more about Sisimiut, Greenland
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Tuesday, September 12, 2028 |
Kronprinsen Ejland |
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Tuesday, September 12, 2028 |
Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland |
3:30 PM |
7:00 PM |
Qeqertarsuaq (Danish, Godhavn) is a port and town on Disko Island off the west coast of Greenland, about 320 km inside the Arctic Circle. Established as a Danish whaling town in 1773, hunting and fishing are still the main occupations of the 900 inhabitants. From the sea the town’s colourful homes are reflected in the still water peppered by icebergs – every building functional, colourful, backed by jagged peaks covered by streaky summer clouds. Read more about Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland
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Wednesday, September 13, 2028 |
Ilulissat, Greenland |
8:30 AM |
7:00 PM |
Ilulissat (the Kalaallisut word for "Icebergs"), the third largest settlement in Greenland, is located on its west coast 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. It is a most popular tourist destination in Greenland on account of its proximity to the picturesque Ilulissat Ice fjord 3km to the south, named a World Heritage Site in 2004. Giant icebergs calved from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier flow into Disco Bay thence David Strait, and ships have to navigate between these mountains of ice. Read more about Ilulissat, Greenland
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Thursday, September 14, 2028 |
Eqip Sermia, Greenland |
6:30 AM |
1:00 PM |
Eqip Sermia – Eqi Glacier – is located in West Greenland, 70 km north of Ilulissat settlement, and 260 km inside the Arctic Circle. Many visitors view the impressive glacier which has a 3.5 kilometre wide face and is constantly calving icebergs into the sea. The glacier has retreated about three kilometres over the past 100 years. Read more about Eqip Sermia, Greenland
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Friday, September 15, 2028 |
Evigheds Glacier |
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Saturday, September 16, 2028 |
Kangerlussuaq, Greenland |
7:30 AM |
7:00 PM |
Kangerlussuaq (Danish: Søndre Strømfjord) is a settlement in western Greenland in the Qeqqata municipality, located at the head of a fjord of the same name, and just inside the Arctic Circle. The town lies between glacial-fed Qinnguata Kuussua river to the SE, fjord to the SW, and hills rising sharply to 400m to the north. Russell Glacier and the Greenland ice sheet lie about 22km further east. Read more about Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
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Sunday, September 17, 2028 |
Maniitsoq, Greenland |
8:30 AM |
5:00 PM |
Maniitsoq is one of Greenland’s largest settlements with a population of 2700, lying 128 km south of the Arctic Circle. It is situated of the SE side of the rugged and irregular shaped, Maniitsoq Island, 10km from the mainland. The settlement lies at the mouth of a fjord world to the east, where Alpine peaks rise two kilometres straight out of the sea and there is an abundance of bird colonies, flanked by enormous glaciers. Read more about Maniitsoq, Greenland
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Monday, September 18, 2028 |
Nuuk, Greenland |
7:00 AM |
Disembark |
Nuuk is the capital and largest city of Greenland, as well as being the northernmost capital in the world, though 2 degrees south of the Arctic Circle. It’s a place where the old and the new are united in a unique and dynamic way. The missionary Hans Egede founded Nuuk in 1728 as the very first town in Greenland. Read more about Nuuk, Greenland
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