Greenland IIulissat Icefjord

November 5, 2015

What can you see and do in Greenland? The Ilulissat Icefjord is known as the iceberg capital of the world, with as much as 20 billion tonnes of ice flowing through the fjord each year. It is also a designated UNESCO world heritage site. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2o0dr8k

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