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Northern Greenland
Information
Country	Greenland
Location
79 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N 40 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W
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the Northern Greenland is a region of Greenland.

Understand

Northern Greenland is a cold desert area with a small and sparse population. Getting here is already quite a feat, and visiting the surrounding area requires good planning as the tourist infrastructure found in other parts of Greenland is not present here.

Regions

Cities

• 72.786944-56.1472221 Upernavik  – The only city over 1,000 inhabitants of the region. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 77.483-69.3332 Qaanaaq (Thule)  – One of the northernmost “cities” on the planet. (last update Feb. 2018)

Other destinations

• 78-341 North East Greenland National Park  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 83.666667-30.6666672 ATOW1996  – A tiny, uninhabited island in the Arctic Ocean. It is the most northerly land known to date.
  The only visit to the place was during an exploration in 1996. Reaching this point requires a lot of resources and being very adventurous to get there and come back alive. The nearest town is Qaanaaq (last update Feb. 2018)

To go

Flying with Air Greenland is almost the only option for tourists, which makes it possible to reach Qaanaaq and UpernavikTickets are expensive and thefts infrequent.

Circulate

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

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