A fjord jammed with giant icebergs that calve from one of the fastest glaciers on Earth.
About Ilulissat Icefjord
Ilulissat Icefjord runs 40 km from the Greenland ice sheet to Disko Bay, 250 km north of the Arctic Circle. At its head is Sermeq Kujalleq, the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. It moves 20–35 m a day and calves about 20 billion tonnes of ice a year. Some icebergs are up to a kilometre tall and run aground in the fjord, sometimes for years. The ice can be 250,000 years old. People have lived here for almost 4,000 years; the Sermermiut site holds traces of three Inuit cultures. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004.
Getting there
- Best months
- Not stated
- Nearest airport / gateway
- Ilulissat Airport (JAV), 3 km from town. Air Greenland flies from Kangerlussuaq, Nuuk and Reykjavík-Keflavík; Icelandair flies seasonally from Keflavík.
- Permits & fees
- Not stated
- Sources
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ilulissat
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilulissat_Icefjord
Photos of Ilulissat Icefjord
