Stand up to be counted. Photo: Michael Wenger Jameson Land, in north-eastern Greenland, is about as remote as it gets. That is generally good news for the animals that live there. For the biologists who want to now how warming temperatures are affecting the...
Citron, a major source of zinc (Photo: Ironbark Zinc) Start talking about Greenland’s Citronen mining project, and you may find yourself using a number of superlatives. Located at 83° North, if established, it will be the world’s northernmost mine, for example. And,...
Playing football against a spectacular polar backdrop is especially possible in Greenland, as here in Tasiilaq. Where games used to be played on sand, most now feature artificial turf fields, one of the steps taken to make Greenland’s football more...
Economically, the two islands are further apart than geographically. Nevertheless, they are both closely intertwined and a free trade agreement would benefit both Arctic nations. Image: Michael Wenger via Google Earth As Arctic nations, Iceland and Greenland have both...
The two flagship initiatives of the Swiss Polar Institute address the impact of climate change on the Arctic (left) and the high mountains, also known as the third pole (right). Images: Michael Wenger / Piero d’Houin Inocybe, CC BY-SA 1.0 Switzerland can look...