Kangerlussuaq to Kangerlussuaq

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

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

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

Located on Baffin Island at the northern end of Frobisher Bay near the mouth of the Sylvia Grinnell River, Iqaluit is the territorial capital of Nunavut, the largest and fastest-growing community in the territory. This exciting, dynamic city is the political, business, journalism and transportation hub of Nunavut. The city of Iqaluit is a growing vibrant community and is home to the Iqalumiut and a diverse mix of people from across the world. Read more about Iqaluit, Canada

The Lower Savage Islands are an uninhabited offshore island group of Baffin Island, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The islands lie in Gabriel Strait, an arm of Hudson Strait, NW of Resolution Island, and west of Edgell Island. Visitors are given the opportunity to investigate an Arctic fjord, and some choose to land and climb up the fjord to have an awesome view of the island. Read more about Lower Savage Islands, Canada

Sub-Arctic Monumental Island is situated off the coast of Baffin Island, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, almost halfway between Lady Franklin Island and Little Hall Island. This rocky, remote island is completely uninhabited, but is a favourite haul-out for walruses, where polar bears are often seen patrolling for their next meal. Read more about Monumental Island, Canada

Lady Franklin Island is an uninhabited island lying 45 km east of the southern coast of Baffin Island, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is situated 400 km south of the Arctic Circle. It lies in Davis Strait that separates Baffin Island and Greenland. Read more about Lady Franklin Island, Canada

Isabella Bay, within the Niginganiq National Wildlife Area, is situated on the NE coast of Baffin Island, in Canada’s territory of Nunavut. The Bay lies about 100 km north of the Arctic Circle, and 470 km to the east, across David Strait and Baffin Bay, lies the coast of Greenland. Within Isabella Bay are the uninhabited Aulitivik and Aulitiving Islands, and the fjord that enters the bay extends over 100 km inland. Read more about Isabella Bay, Canada

Sam Ford Fjord (Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti) lies within the Arctic Circle on the east coast of Canada’s Baffin Island, between the Inuit settlements of Pond Inlet (330 km to the NW) and Clyde River (80 km to the SE). The fjord is known for its glaciers and rugged beauty, with steep granite cliffs on both sides rising to 1500 m. Its mouth is about 20 km wide, and it extends inland 110 km. Read more about Sam Ford Fjord, Canada

Beechey Island is located in the Wellington Channel of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada. It is separated from the southwest corner of Devon Island by Barrow Strait. The island is best known for being the place where members of Sir John Franklin’s party searched for the Northwest Passage in 1845-46. Read more about Beechey Island, Canada

Upernavik is a small coastal town (population 1100) on the west coast of Greenland, and was the northernmost point to which Vikings ventured. It lies bout 700 km above the Arctic Circle. The town is located within the vast Upernavik Archipelago, about 700 km inside the Arctic Circle. Read more about Upernavik, Greenland

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

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

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