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Reykjavik, Iceland to Ilulissat, Greenland.

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August 12th 2012
We spend the morning walking around central Reykjavik in the rain. It is really just a big village; maybe 200,000 people live in the metropolitan area but the inner city/down town area is tiny and very walk able. More on Iceland later when we return after 3 days in Ilulissat. We have a 12.45 flight to Greenland, which departs from the domestic (little) airport, which is literally on the edge of ... read more

North America » Greenland » West Greenland » Ilulissat

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The world's largest island, Greenland is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the Europe... ... read more