Kaiser Franz Josef Fjord, Greenland N 73° 27’ W 25° 0’ Savour the breathtaking grandeur of fjords with two-kilometre-high walls, carved and polished by the world’s second largest ice cap and adorned by luminous aquamarine icebergs. Be warmlywelcomed to Inuit communities and enthralled by tales of explorers, from Nansen to Franklin, across the highArctic. Enjoy viewing encounters with polar bears, shy beluga and rare bowheadwhales. Share wildflowered tundrawith reindeer, musk oxen, Arctic fox and discover new destinations in northwest Greenland andBaffin Island. GREENLAND& THE HIGH CANADIAN ARCTIC Northwest Greenland & Baffin Island Gaze out over a thousand islands from the lively village Upernavik. Visit Savissivik, where meteorite iron attracted Inuit craftsmen. Baffin Island’s fjords are home to remnant populations of rare bowhead whales. South &West Greenland Hear tidewater glaciers thunder and calve near colourful dwarf birch and willow forests of Skoldungen Fjord. Cruise dramatic Prins Christianssund, ride Gulf Stream currents to Nuuk, and on the iceberg factory of Disko Bay. East Greenland Be dazzled by the world’s largest fjord system, from remote Kaiser Franz Josef Fjord to icebergstrewn Scoresbysund. Visit paleo-Eskimo sites, trek across tundra spotting reindeer, musk oxen and Arctic hare. Delight in the flight of fulmars, puffins, king eiders and geese. High Canadian Arctic On glorious Lady Franklin Island, be mesmerised by some of Earth’s oldest seacliffs, home to seabirds including Atlantic puffins and rare Sabine gulls. Relish walrus haulouts and polar bears onMonumental Island and thick-billed murres on Aptapok Island. 80 Scenic° Scenic° 81 Scenic Eclipse
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