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Greenland Glaciers

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We had beautifully clear weather on our flight from Iceland to Calgary and as we reached the eastern Greenland coast, we had excellent views of the Greenland glaciers. At first we saw many ice pans in their spring break-up but as we travelled closer to the coast, the glaciers appeared.

From 9750 metres (32,000 ft) these ice pieces look rather benign, but they are huge and among them there are gargantuan icebergs.

As we flew further west, we began to cross Greenland itself and could see its glaciers.

They resemble rivers and in fact they move like slow motion rivers as they work their way toward the ocean.

You can see the movement of these ice rivers in their corrugated appearance as they advance over cliffs and into the valleys between mountains.

Further inland, the glaciers are covered in snow and are not quite as visible, but they are there.

Last week I posted pictures of the Greenland spring sea ice break-up that you can see here.

Happy Thursday.

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    1. The weather was gorgeous so fortunately we had incredible views! I have been to Greenland a couple of times but only to Narsarsuuaq on the south coast. There are hiking/biking trails in that quite temperate area of the country. I don’t think people are allowed to climb though unless accompanied by a local guide. If you’re interested in that you would need to check out the requirements.

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    1. Oh boy. I wouldn’t want to be, either! Greenland is mostly covered by a permanent ice sheet with mountains poking through, so yes, hostile indeed! The south coast is surprisingly temperate though with its deep fjords that protect against wind (I’ve visited a couple of times).

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