The tax is increased by DKK50 (about 7 euros) per passenger from large cruise ships. This may not seem much, but it will flush millions of euros per year into Greenland’s coffers thanks to the booming tourism business. Smaller ships (as in the symbolic picture)...
The brothers Ollie (l) and Harry (r) Ferguson and their replicas of the famous ships “Erebus” and “Terror”, on which James Clark Ross sailed the Southern Ocean between 1839 and 1843. The replicas will now follow that lead. Image: MacNeill...
The sign of the East Greenlandic municipality of Ittoqqotoormiit not only welcomes visitors. Unwanted guests like PFAS are now also finding their way into town and residents, literally speaking. (Photo: Michael Wenger) The polyfluoroalkly substances (PFAS) known from...
The “Belgica Medal” of the Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences has been awarded only every five years since 1963 for outstanding service in Antarctic research. The first medal for this purpose was awarded to the participants of the Antarctic expedition of...
With just under 90 people, Itilleq is one of Greenland’s small communities and serves as a positive model not only for tourists. (Photo: Michael Wenger) Garbage is a global problem and its proper and sustainable disposal is an all-pervading headache. Even...
