Icebergs
A sea of ice.
Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz — CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilulissat Icefjord is a fjord in western Greenland, about 250 km north of the Arctic Circle, running 40 km from the ice sheet to Disko Bay, about 2 km in a straight line south of the town of Ilulissat. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004. At its head is the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere, which moves tens of metres a day and sends about 20 billion tonnes of icebergs into the fjord every year. Some of these bergs are so large that they run aground at the fjord's mouth and sit there for years before breaking up and drifting out to sea. Marked trails over rock and boardwalk lead from town to the edge of the fjord, passing Sermermiut, a site people have lived on for around 4,000 years. From there the view is a sea of white and blue ice, and boat trips leave the harbour to sail among the icebergs, at their most magical under the midnight sun. The trails are free, while boat trips are paid. Ilulissat is reached by plane; June to September is best for hiking and boat trips, and warm layers are needed even in summer.
A sea of ice.
Thousands of years old.
Among the ice.
Ilulissat, Greenland
Yes, on marked trails that start in town.
June to September.