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Greenland tourist information with details about travel to and around the country. Where to stay and what to see is made easier with insider tips and hand-selected Greenland links, by dedicated editors and visitors to TravelNotes.org - The Online Guide to Travel.
Arctic Circle Greenland, a self governing part of Denmark, lies mostly north of the Arctic Circle, and much of the interior of the country is permanently covered by an ice sheet.
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Greenland: Getting to GreenlandGreenland is the world's largest island, and the only reliable way to get there is by plane. Ships do sail through the icebergs, but it depends on the conditions. Greenland
Guide: Weather in GreenlandView a graphical weather forecast for the week ahead in places around Greenland. Godthab Weather, Kangerlussuaq Weather, Thule Weather. The capital of Greenland has an ice-free harbour at the entrance of Godthåbsfjord, on the south-western coast of the island. Norse colonists struggled to survive around the area of present-day Nuuk, during the 9th to 15th centuries, and later abandoned the settlement. The present city was founded by the Danes as Godthåb - Good Hope - in 1721. The settlement of Thule, in north-west Greenland, was founded by the Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen, in 1910, and was used as a base for five Arctic expeditions between 1912 and 1924. The Inuit were the original inhabitants of the site, and their distinct way of life was shown to the world as Thule culture. The Inuit have been relocated, and today it is a large strategic air base. Greenland Travel Guides Books
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