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To the Frozen North - Approaching Greenland by the Prince Kristiansund |
The pretty way to Greenland
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Rarely, it is possible to get to South-West Greenland through the Prince Kristiansund, as the weather has to be perfect because the actual navigable channel through the sound is quite narrow & not at all obvious. We were lucky enough to have perfect weather. The Sound cuts through the islands at the Southern tip of Greenland & the traverse avoids possible bad weather around Cape Farewell, so called because of the number of ships sunk there... |
Dangerous companions |
First view of Greenland |
Our first proper view of Greenland
The Ice Sheet |
Entrance to the Sound |
Icebergs in the Sound |
Colours of the ice |
Edge of the Ice Sheet |
Side glacier |
Strange hills |
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Glaciers straight into the sea |
Looking back to the Sound entrance |
Looks a bit like Glencoe |
The sounds turns to port where this comes in |
Into the narrows |
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A village by the Sound |
The entrance to their harbour |
Nearly through |
South-West Greenland after leaving the Sound
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