Birthplace of the Icebergs
Birthplace of the Icebergs

An underwater mountain stands at the mouth of the icefjord and traps the icebergs until they melt or break up enough to be pushed out to sea.

Zion's Church, Ilulissat, Greenland
Zion's Church, Ilulissat, Greenland

One of the Northernmost churches in the world, Zions Kirke (Zion's Church), is located approximately 220 miles north of the Arctic Circle in western Greenland.

Kayaking Among Icebergs, Ilulissat, Disko Bay
Kayaking Among Icebergs, Ilulissat, Disko Bay

Kayakers get a feel for just how big Greenland’s icebergs are by looking up at them from the waterline.

UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site

A board walk leads towards the shore, where lies the remains of Sermermiut, an Inuit winter settlement which was first inhabited around 4000 years ago.

Disko Bay
Disko Bay

Disko Bay is a large bay on the western coast of Greenland. The bay constitutes a wide southeastern inlet of Baffin Bay.

Looking Out Over the Icefjord
Looking Out Over the Icefjord

This massive and fast-moving river of ice travels more than 100 feet per day, dropping huge icebergs into the narrow coastal inlets.

View from the Hills above the Hotel Arctic
View from the Hills above the Hotel Arctic

Looking out over Disko Bay with Ilulissat on the left and icebergs moving out to sea in the background.

Ilulissat Icefjord
Ilulissat Icefjord

The Ilulissat Icefjord is around 70 km long and runs in a western direction from the Greenland ice sheet to Disko Bay where it releases around 18 billion tonnes of icebergs every year.

Ilulissat
Ilulissat

Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn, located approximately 350 km north of the Arctic Circle. With a population of 4,670 as of 2020, it is the third-largest town in Greenland.

Coast Around Sermermiut
Coast Around Sermermiut

Signs nearby warn, “EXTREME DANGER!” “Do not walk on the beach. Death and serious injury might occur. Risk of sudden tsunami waves, caused by calving icebergs.”

Sermermiut
Sermermiut

Sermermiut was an Inuit settlement in Disko Bay, Greenland. The location is now part of the Ilulissat Icefjord World Heritage Site.

Disko Island, Black Sand Beach
Disko Island, Black Sand Beach

The black Siorarsuit beach is completely unique to Disko Island, this is the only black sand beach in the whole of Greenland.

Evening Iceberg Kayak
Evening Iceberg Kayak

Paddling among the huge icebergs in Disko Bay and enjoying the spectacular view.

Kangia
Kangia

The Greenlandic name for the Icefjord.

We're Going to Need a Bigger Boat
We're Going to Need a Bigger Boat

Some of the bergs stand more than 100m above the level of the water (remember this is only 7-10% of the total size!).