UUMMANNAQ, QAASUITSUP / GREENLAND – JUNE 15: Colorful houses perched on a rocky hill in Uummannaq, Greenland on the 15 June 2013
Uumannaq village
Uumannaq village, Qaasuitsup, Greenland
Media Category: Arctic challenges
Church in Uumannaq
Church in Uumannaq village, Greenlaand
Church in Uumannaq, Greenlaand in the Summer – August 8, 2016
Arctic oil rig
Drilling for oil in the Arctic
Arctic cruise
A cruise ship visits Svalbard
Silversea Silver Explorer in Andoyane, Svalbard, Arctic
Murmansk sea port
Murmansk sea port, Northwest Russia
franklin
Breaking ice in the Franklin Strait, Nunavut, Northern Canada
Breaking ice in the Franklin Strait, Nunavut, Northern Canada
Arctic Bulletin 2.08
Arctic Bulletin 2.08
Cruise tourist in Glacier Bay
Cruise ship at Glacier Bay
Cruise ship at Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
GLACIER BAY – ALASKA SEPTEMBER 11, 2016: Cruise ship passengers get a close-up view of the majestic glaciers as they sail in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Southeast Alaska.
Icebreaker bow diagram
Icebreaker on horizon
Extensive ice field with ridges. Icebreaker visible on horizon. Sun is above the horizon producing a halo.
Extensive ice field with ridges. Icebreaker visible on horizon. Sun is above the horizon producing a halo.
Scylla and Charbydis
Junction of Scylla and Charybdis glaciers, Quttinirpaaq National Park.
Icebreaker in the Arctic
Breaking through the Arctic ice
Icebreaking vessel in Arctic with background of sunset
Captain David Snider
Captain David Snider FNI FRGS
Quttinirpaaq map
The map below shows the 742 mile route taken by the icebreaker, the “Des Groseilliers” from Nanisivik on Baffin Island to Quttinrpaaq National Park. The journey takes six days.
