Greenland
New airport makes one of the world’s most incredible places more accessible
Until now, most international flights to Greenland have landed in Kangerlussuaq, a former US military base.
- by Julietta Jameson
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Five exciting new cruise routes will take you to truly unusual places
From ice-encrusted mountains to jungle-clad volcanoes, glamorous Asian cities to the remotest settlements, here are five of the most tempting new cruise routes.
- by Brian Johnston
A place where the sun never sets (though you still might not see it)
Tourism is still a rarity when exploring this part of the Arctic.
- by Jamie Lafferty
The shrinking ice sheet raising sea levels and disrupting ocean cycles
An expanse of frozen water larger than two NSWs or seven Victorias is disappearing faster than scientists had predicted.
- by James Lemon
Move over Iceland: It just got easier to visit this hugely underrated island
Now you can explore the unique wonders and heritage of Greenland on an upgraded cargo ferry with the launch of three locally driven itineraries.
- by Julietta Jameson
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Cruises
Luxury cruise ship stuck in Greenland freed by fishing vessel
A Sydney couple on board a cruise ship that had been stranded in Greenland said the vessel had been freed by a fishing boat called Tarajoq.
- by Olivia Ireland
Australian actor’s parents among 200 ‘well and truly stuck’ after failed rescue
An attempt to free the Ocean Explorer with a fishing trawler failed and the Danish navy patrol boat sent to help won’t get there until Saturday.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Sydney couple stuck on luxury cruise ship as COVID cases reported
Steven Fraser and Gina Hill are among the 206 mostly Australian passengers on The Ocean Explorer, which has run aground in eastern Greenland.
- by Olivia Ireland, Danielle Bochove and Sarah Keoghan
Greenland travel guide: The island to end all islands
In Greenland, the unknown is part of the attraction, whichever regions you visit.
- by Tatyana Leonov
Oldest DNA on record - 2 million years - reveals Greenland’s lost world
Scientists have identified DNA from animals, plants and microbes dating to about 2 million years ago - the oldest on record by far.
- by Will Dunham
Cruising to Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland, and the world's least-visited national park
'More people have climbed Everest than have been in this national park.'
- by Andrew Bain
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