A girl dressed in traditional Greenland clothing pets a sled-dog puppy in Ilulissat, Greenland, Aug. 17, 2005. Greenland, the world's largest island, has majestic scenery, great wildlife, extreme sports, and museums but remains expensive.
Tourists climb a hill over Kulusuk, Greenland, Aug. 16, 2005. Greenland, the world's largest island, has majestic scenery, great wildlife, extreme sports, and museums but remains expensive.
Musk oxen in the high grass at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, Aug. 17, 2005.
A humpback whale dives near Nuuk, Greenland, Aug. 17, 2005.
The sun sets on Kulusuk, Greenland, Aug. 16, 2005. Greenland is the world's largest island.
Cotton grass stands tall in the setting sun in Kulusuk, Greenland, Aug. 16, 2005.
Signs show the distance between Kangerlussuaq airport and various destinations at the Kangerlussuaq Airport, Greenland, Aug. 17, 2005.
Steel igloos stand at the Arctic Hotel in Ilulissat, Greenland, Aug. 18, 2005.
Runnoff from the glaciers is seen off the Greenland ice cap, Aug. 17, 2005. About 85 percent of Greenland is covered by ice, which is up to 10,560 feet thick and is moving. Patterns show the ice is being pressed away from the middle of the island, glaciers sliding slowly between mountains before breaking off into icebergs that float out of the fjords.
From helicopter and small aircraft, spectacular sweeping views of glaciers, icebergs and details of the Greenland ice cap can be seen over Greenland, Aug. 17, 2005. Scientists say the vast icy landscape is thinning, and many blame global warming.
While travelling by helicopter and small aircraft, tourists can take in spectacular sweeping views of glaciers, icebergs and details of the Greenland ice cap Aug. 17, 2005.
An ice lake is seen in the Greenland ice cap, Aug. 17, 2005. Scientists say the vast icy landscape is thinning, and many blame global warming. They worry about the implications for the life of Greenlanders, from the impact on fishing stocks to the ability of hunters' dogsleds to cross ice-covered fjords and inlets.
A boat makes its way through the icebergs in Disko Bay, Greenland, Aug. 17, 2005.
From helicopter and small aircraft, spectacular sweeping views of glaciers, icebergs and details of the Greenland ice cap can be seen over Greenland, Aug. 17, 2005.
A glacier off the Greenland ice cap can be seen over western Greenland, Aug. 17, 2005.