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Over half of Greenland is above the Arctic Circle and an even higher proportion is covered year-round with ice. It's a cold place. But for travellers who can handle the cold, the island is an absolutely stunning destination. Breathtaking rugged mountains provide a spectacular backdrop to traditional Inuit villages. At Ilulissat, a 5 km wide glacier gives birth to hundreds of ice formations, creating an overwhelming sea of icebergs and icefloes. The views are extraordinary, but in Greenland the most amazing sights may be illusions, thanks to the bizarre concept of Fata Morgana, through which cities in the distance turn out to be nothing more than rocks in the snow. The beautiful lights of aurora borealis are another such quirk unique to Greenland, where dazzling colored curtains are set against the northern skies.
Greenland consists of three counties (amt).
Getting to Greenland with regular transport is limited to taking a flight and these can be expensive.
Most international flights arrive in the capital Nuuk (Godthab). International connections with the national airline Air Greenland are limited and include Baltimore in the United States and Copenhagen. From Copenhagen there are also flights to Kangerlussuaq in the west of Greenland with SAS.
Connections to and from Iceland are with Air Iceland and apart from the capital include Narsarsuaq in the south, and Constable Point and Kulusuk in the east of Greenland.
Atlantic Airways has flights between Narsarsuaq and the Faroe Islands.
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