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Divers Day Off: Greenland

By Tobias Friedrich | Published On April 22, 2014
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Divers Day Off: Greenland

A fin whale — also called a finback, Razorback or common rorqual — surfaces in the Arctic waters near Kulusuk Island in Eastern Greenland.

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Day 2

Everyone should see the Aurora Borealis at least once, and the

Northern Lights is one of the primary reasons visitors come to Greenland. In the summer months, it’s quite rare to see these mystical solar winds, but as winter nears, an Aurora Borealis spotting becomes more likely.

Day 3

Within a day trip from the coast is the Knud Rasmussen Glacier, where big blocks of ice calve from the main glacier from time to time. On the way back, check out the abandoned World War II army camp.

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With a population of around only 57,000 in 836,300 square miles (75 percent of which is covered by an ice sheet), Greenland really is a new frontier.

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