 At 77º 22' N, 069º 52' W Qaanaaq is 758 miles from the North Pole and 2,702 nautical miles north of Bermuda. |
 Qaanaaq (Pop. 300) is the largest settlement in the northern (Thule) section of Greenland. |
 Traditional fur skins - Polar bear pants (Nanu) and seal skin (Aaqqatit). |
 The kids can't resist climbing on our zodiac. |
 THIS is the northernmost horseshoe crab! Ocean Institute "thank-you" gifts for helpers at the beach. |
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 Polar bear hunter declines selling a skin but trades with Dave for a coveted Brookdale College hat! |
 Rare sight. A narwhal with two tusks. |
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 The Knud Rasmussen museum displays artifacts and images from the first explorers, as well as modern materials from Greenland. |
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 Postage stamps |
 Cross section of an sod -covered "igloo." |
 Inside the town church. |
 A vacationing sled dog. |
 Note that Qaanaaq's beach sand (glacial till) is not polished like the wave tossed sand on N.J. beaches. |
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 At the end of the day we weigh anchor to sail north towards our final destination, Fort Conger on Ellesmere Island. |
Continue sailing to:
Resolute Bay, Beechey Island, Maxwell Bay, Croker Bay, Dundas Harbour,
Baffin Bay, Cape York-Greenland, Arctic plants, Etah-Greenland,
Qaanaaq-Greenland, Sled dogs, Fort Conger, Coburg Island,
Alexandra Fjord-Skraeling Island, Radstock Bay belugas,
Return to Resolute
Plankton, Plants, Arctic Fossil Corals, Ice-breaking, Fjords, Sunsets
Alaska
Southern Greenland