WELCOME TO GREENLAND ! DESPITE ITS NAME, GREENLAND IS ACTUALLY A LAND OF ICE AND SNOW WITH AN ICE CAP UP TO 3 KILOMETRES THICK AND COVERING AN AREA 14 TIMES THE SIZE OF ENGLAND. ICEBERGS ARE FOUND EVERYWHERE IN GREENLAND AND RISE UP TO 100 METRES ABOVE THE WATERLINE WHILE 90% OF THE ICEBERG IS HIDDEN BENEATH THE SEA. THERE ARE NO ROADS OR RAIL BETWEEN TOWNS SO TRAVELLING IS DONE BY AIR OR BOAT. GREENLAND OFFERS MANY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SKIING, HIKING, MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, KAYAKING, WHALE WATCHING TOURS, DOG SLEDGING AND BOATING. |
