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Glacier from the air
Changes in glaciers and ice caps provide some of the clearest indicators of climate change and impacts on global sea levels. The latest UNEP/World…
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Greenland mountains stick out the ice shield
Almost entire Greenland is covered by a massive ice shield. Only on the edges peak mountains are sticking out.
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Foggy peak in Uummannaq, Greenland
The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as…
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Glacier from above
Glaciers store about 75% of the world's freshwater and cover an astonishing 15,000,000 square kilometres of the World. Flying over these spectacular natural phenomena…
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Ice canyon in the Store Glacier
According to available imagery dating back to 1964, Store Glacier has not significantly changed its front position in recent history. In Greenland as a…
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Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland
The Ilulissat Icefjord runs west 40 km (25 mi) from the Greenland ice sheet to Disko Bay close to the town of Ilulissat. At…
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Aerial view of the Store Glacier in North-West Greenland
Store Gletscher, 5.5 km wide at its front, is ranked 2nd or 3rd in iceberg discharge for west Greenland at 13.2 – 17.5 km3…
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Leading edge of the Store Glacier, Greenland
Store Glacier is 5.5 km wide at its front and is ranked 2nd or 3rd in iceberg discharge for west Greenland at 13.2 –…
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Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland
The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as…
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Seal hunters near Ilulissat, Greenland
Seal hunting is only legal in 5 countries: Greenland, Norway, Namibia, Russia and Canada. Traditionally, seal hunting, whaling and fishing have been the basis…
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Dogsled team at dusk, Uummannaq, Greenland
Greenland Halibut is the most vital source of income in recent times and is fished year-round from holes in the ice, reached by traditional…
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Boats in Port, Uummannaq, Greenland
Uummannaq is 700km north of the Arctic Circle, just north of Disko Island, Greenland. It experiences three months of the famous Midnight Sun -…