Kangerlussuaq (Greenland) to Nome (Alaska) Cruise on Silver Wind from Kangerlussuaq (Greenland)

Kangerlussuaq (Greenland)

Kangerlussuaq is a location on the west of Greenland on the head of the fjord with the same name. It’s the main transport hub in Greenland and the site of the largest commercial airport.Kangerlussuaq is surrounded by spectacular scenery where you will find various wildlife as musk ox, reindeers, artic foxes, falcons, eagles, ravens and where you will be able to see the most powerful northern lights during the winter.Kangerlussuaq has a very easy access to the iced inland of Greenland, you can travel by car, bike, Icelandic horse or by foot. The distance is only 25km.

Kangaamiut (Greenland)

Evighed Fjord (Greenland)

Nuuk (Greenland)

Nuuk, also known by its Danish name Godthåb (Good Hope), is the cultural, financial, commercial and tourist capital of Greenland. It is the smallest capital in the world and the most populated city of Greenland with about 22,000 inhabitants. New and modern buildings with a Scandinavian touch confronted with old houses of the old town with their colorful painted houses. In Nuuk there are many things to do, such as visiting the National Museum of Greenland, as well as the Nuuk Art Museum, that offer cultural and historical exhibitions. Also interesting is the House of Culture, which focuses mainly on contemporary art exhibitions and live performances.As for whale watching, there is a good chance to see three species of whales that are almost always present between May and November.

MANIITSOQ

Sermilinnguaq

Sisimiut (Greenland)

Sisimiut, formerly called Holsteinsborg in Danish, is a town in West Greenland, located 75 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Davis Strait and is the northern most free ice port during the year in Greenland. Sisimiut is the capital of the municipality of Qeqqata. With approximately 5,460 inhabitants in 2010, it is the second largest settlement in Greenland. The place where the village is currently located has been inhabited for 4 500 years. Its first inhabitants were the Inuit natives and today their descendants are the main ethnic group of the town.

Ilulissat (Jakobshavn, Greenland)

Ilulissat is the third largest settlement in Greenland and covers an area of ​​47,000 km with a population of 4,594 inhabitants in 2011. Illulisat is also widely known by its Danish name of Jakobshavn ("Port of Jacob"). Ilulissat is the Greenlandic word for "Icebergs". Its one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greenland because of its proximity to the picturesque Ilulissat Icefjord (Ilulissat Fjord), and tourism is now the main industry of the village. Ilulissat was the birthplace of the famous polar explorer Knud Rasmussen and his childhood home in the center of the settlement is now a museum dedicated to him. “Inuit” settlements have existed in the fjord area (declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 2004) for at least 3000 years. The modern village was founded in 1741 by the Danish missionary Poul Egede and the merchant Jakob Severin who established a trading accommodation in the area

Uummannaq (Greenland)

Nunavut (Kanada)

Devon Island (Nunavut, Canada)

Radstock Bay

Beechey Island, Artic Canada

Beechey Island is an island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada, in Wellington Channel. The first European to visit the island was in 1819 by Captain William Edward Parry and was named for Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856) who was then serving as Parry's lieutenant.

Bellot (Canadá)

Coningham Bay (Canadá)

Nunavut (Kanada)

Cambridge Bay (Canada)

Cambridge Bay is located on Victoria Island in Canada. It is named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge. The traditional language of the area is Inuinnaqtun and is written using the Latin alphabet Cambridge Bay is the largest stop for passenger and research vessels traversing the Arctic Ocean's Northwest Passage.

Edimburgo, Nunavut (Canadá)

ULUKHAKTOK, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA

Smoking Hills (Canada)

Ice Edge

Isla Herschel

Point Hope

Nome (Alaska)