Author: Kevin O'HaraPublisher: Kevin O'Hara
ISBN: 1894673123
Category : Greenland
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
South Greenland
Author: Kevin O'HaraPublisher: Kevin O'Hara
ISBN: 1894673123
Category : Greenland
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
A Phytogeographical Study of South Greenland Vascular Plants
Author: Jon FeilbergPublisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788763511636
Category : Phytogeography
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Greenland
Author: Gill & Alistair CampbellPublisher: Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN: 1784770612
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
New from Bradt, Greenland is the first standalone travel guidebook to the country from a mainstream publisher. Targeted at independent travellers, but equally serving those visiting on organised tours or cruises, this guide combines essential information – such as getting around on an island lacking roads connecting the major settlements – with advice on what to see and do, and where to stay and eat. Every chapter is infused with Greenland’s remarkable combination of pristine nature and traditional culture, which sets it apart from Arctic neighbours – and which makes a trip so rewarding. The world’s twelfth-largest country, but also part of the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland sits near the top of the world, a vast expanse of white in a planet full of green, blue and brown. Today’s visitors relish opportunities for close encounters with immense icebergs and glaciers. The epic scenery provides the backdrop to the numerous activities on offer – from visiting the world’s second-largest ice sheet or taking to the sea in search of thirteen species of whale, and from hiking the 165-km-long Arctic Circle Trail to seeking out polar bears, musk oxen and walruses. Greenland in winter is another world, the endless night brightened by the mesmerising northern lights. It remains a snowy paradise until spring – the best time to travel by dog sled or snowmobile across the frozen tundra. To relax afterwards, why not close your trip with a few days of nature-inspired art, eclectic culture and fine dining in the diminutive capital, Nuuk? Greenland has always been a destination for pioneering explorers, be they the Inuit who arrived from the west, the Norsemen who came from the east or mariners seeking the Northwest Passage. Part of the attraction for today’s visitors is to experience an element of the challenges they faced. Although travel within Greenland can be tricky given limited infrastructure and often adverse weather conditions, it can also be a remarkably easy place in which to travel, with the right planning, a flexible attitude and the right advice – which is precisely where Bradt’s Greenland comes in. Let it be your guide to a truly staggering country.
Glacier-dammed Lake Investigations in the Hullet Lake Area, South Greenland
Author: Alastair George DawsonPublisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788763511582
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Geological Guide South Greenland
Author: Henning SørensenPublisher: Geus
ISBN: 9788778711922
Category : Fjords
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Narsarsuaq is located at the head of the long Tunulliarfik Fjord and is the entrance to a mountainous region dissected by valleys and fjords which give access to a variety of landscapes. The geology of the region is of particular interest. This book presents an introduction to the geology of the region.
The History of Greenland
Author: Finn GadPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773594434
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Greenland
Author: Niels Elers KochPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538181258
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Greenland is a comprehensive full color book with a myriad of information about the country; it contains maps, and hundreds of photos. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is the patron of Greenland., and Greenlandic and Danish experts across the Unity of the Realm have helped to create a contemporary and detailed picture of Greenland.
The Lichen Genus Physcia and Allied Genera in Greenland
Author: Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788763511827
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Greenland Mountain Birch Zone, Southwest Greenland
Author: Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788763512046
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Norse Greenland
Author: Jared DiamondPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101629355
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A timely and fascinating exploration of the collapse of prehistoric Norse society in Greenland—excerpted from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jared Diamond’s Collapse This excerpt from the New York Times–bestselling book Collapse takes a timely and fascinating look at prehistoric Norse Greenland—the closest approximation of a controlled experiment in collapse in history. One island, two unique societies (Norse and Inuit). Only one of these societies would succeed—the other would fail. But how? With his trademark accessibility and comprehensiveness, Diamond documents how environmental damage, climate change, loss of friendly contacts and the rise of hostile ones, and the unique political, economic, and social settings of prehistoric Greenland combine to demonstrate exactly why and how societies choose to fail or succeed. Jared Diamond's latest book, The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?, is available from Viking.