Southern Greenland | |
State | Denmark |
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Region | Greenland |
Tourism site | |
Southern Greenland is a tourist region of the Greenland.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Qaqortoq - The largest city in southern Greenland, and belongs to the municipality of Kujalleq; its name means white, even if in summer countless wild flowers of every color bloom here.
- Nanortalik - Small town in the far south of Greenland which belongs to the municipality of Kujalleq.
- Narsaq - Southern Greenland city belonging to the municipality of Kujalleq; it is located a short distance from Narsarsuaq and can be reached by boat in 8 hours from Copenhagen.
Other destinations
- Igaliku - Greenland village with about 35 inhabitants, founded in 1782.
- Qassiarsuk - Village where about sixty people live. Located 5 km from Narsarsuaq.
How to get
By plane
From the international airport of Narsarsuaq (one of the most dangerous airports in the world) Air Greenland operates two weekly flights to / from Nuuk and one verse Copenhagen (in the summer there are two). Air Iceland instead has a weekly flight to / from Reykjavík.
The ship is a popular means of transport for short / medium range connections.