Icefjord

Fjord

The fjord full of floating ice bushes is the most famous tourist attraction in Greenland and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its extraordinary natural beauty. The wide sea fjord cuts inland from Disko Bay to a depth of 40 km and ends at the Greenland Ice Sheet, the second largest ice sheet in the world after Antarctica. The Icefjord (sometimes spelled "Icefiord") is one of such significant attractions that it is worth travelling to…

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Sermermiut

Fjord, Lookout, Archaeological site

On the blue hiking trail right on the shores of the famous Icefjord lies the extinct settlement of Sermermiut, a popular destination for leisurely walks for locals and tourists alike. [btn "Top 5 hotels in Ilulissat" http://booking.com/city/gl/ilulissat.en-gb.html?aid=2380460;label=p-ilulissat-sermermiut] Prehistoric settlement by the glacier Archaeological remains of all known Greenlandic civilisations have been found at the Sermermiut site.…

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