Ilulissat Icefjord World Heritage Site Greenland
Ilulissat is situated in Disko Bay at the mouth of the Ilulissat Icefjord which was included as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. There are three designated hiking trails of varying duration and difficulty in the Illulisat Icefjord (Ilulissat Kangerlua) each providing fabulous opportunities to hike along the edge of the fjord and get stupendous views of a massive number of icebergs that have calved from the most active glacier in the world: Sermeq Kujalleq. We followed the blue route that takes you along a boardwalk past the old settlement of Semermuit and then follows the bare rocky coast above the fjord. We then joined the red route that took us back to the beginning of the boardwalk, which takes about a couple of hours. From here it's an easy 20 minutes walk back into the town, making this an ideal half day activity for those who have come into Ilulissat on a cruise ship.
Music: 'Paper Birds' by Icelandic group, Parachutes
Ilulissat Greenland Essence
Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland
In the second part of my Greenland video series, I will take you to the incredibly stunning Ilulissat Icefjord, a beautiful bay full of icebergs and also the location of my all time favorite campsite! Heading up even further north on a boat, we also got very close to Eqi Glacier and witnessed some calving icebergs.
Ilulissat Icefjord - Timelapse Film from Greenland
Experience a beautiful timelapse trip to the Ilulissat Icefjord. This timelapse film project is made by photographer Bo Normander and timelapse expert Casper Rolsted.
Photographer: Bo Normander
Timelapse expert and sounddesigner: Casper Rolsted
ILULISSAT ICEFJORD - Greenland
Ilulissat Icefjord is a natural site of outstanding beauty created by inland ice and gigantic icebergs from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier at the head of the fjord. In 2004, Ilulissat Icefjord was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List, hence achieving the highest international recognition for nature of irreplaceable value. The purpose of the World Heritage List is to protect the world's cultural and natural heritage from destruction and stringent requirements are enforced to be admitted to the list.
The Icefjord is 4 to 6 km wide and 70 km long. It is shaped like an elongated trough formed by drifting glacial ice that has cut deep into the bedrock for millennia like a river of gravel, stone, and ice. The fjord is over a thousand metres deep but at the mouth of the fjord, where it meets Disko Bay at Sermermiut south of Ilulissat, the largest icebergs run aground on the Iceberg Bank as the fjord here is only 200 to 300 metres deep. The banks were made up in pre-historic times by glacial deposits of stone and eroded material. It is an amazing view from Sermermiut overlooking the stranded icebergs – the largest of which can extend up to 100 metres above sea level.
Over the past ten years, the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier has doubled its speed so that today it moves at about 40 metres per day. That makes it one of the world's fastest glaciers. It calves an impressive 40 to 50 cubic kilometres of ice a year, equivalent to one tenth of the total production of icebergs from the Greenland ice sheet. If this amount of ice was melted it would provide enough water to cover all of the United States' annual water consumption.
The largest icebergs from Sermeq Kujalleq are up to 1.5 cubic kilometres with a height of up to 120 m above sea level. However, the majority of an iceberg, over 80% of its mass, is located below sea level.
The Sermeq Kujalleq glacier contributes to a rich marine environment in several ways. The melt-water from the glacier ice contains varying quantities of nutrients and the icebergs create turbulence in the water column when they melt or turn around. This brings relatively warm and nutrient-rich water from deeper layers to the surface. Along with the tide, which is up to three metres between high tide and low tide, these conditions create a dynamic environment that enhances planktonic growth, which in turn attracts fish and sea mammals. The Icefjord is particularly known for its fine stocks of halibut. The icebergs also make large parts of the fjord unreachable and therefore wildlife is relatively well protected from hunting and fishing.
ILULISSAT ISFJORD - Grønland
Ilulissat Isfjord er et enestående naturområde skabt af gigantiske isfjelde fra den store Sermeq Kujalleq-gletsjer i bunden af fjorden. I 2004 blev Ilulissat Isfjord optaget på UNESCOs liste over verdensarv og opnåede dermed den højeste internationale anerkendelse for natur af uvurderlig værdi. Formålet med UNESCOs liste er at beskytte verdens kulturarv og naturarv mod ødelæggelse, og der stilles høje krav for at blive optaget.
Isfjorden er 4-6 km bred og 70 km dyb. Den er som et meget langt trug skabt af isfjelde, der gennem årtusinder har skåret sig dybt ned i fjeldet som en flod af sten og is. Fjorden er over tusind meter dyb, men ved udmundingen i Diskobugten, nær Sermermiut syd for Ilulissat, støder de største isfjelde på grund på Isfjeldsbanken. Der er vanddybden nemlig kun 2-300 meter på grund af massive aflejringer af sten og eroderet materiale. Det er et fantastisk syn at stå ved Sermermiut og se ud over de strandede isfjelde, hvoraf de største rager næsten 100 meter op.
Sermeq Kujalleq-gletsjeren har de seneste 10 år fordoblet sin hastighed, så den i dag bevæger sig med omkring 40 meter i døgnet. Det gør den til en af verdens hurtigste gletsjere. Den kælver imponerende 40 til 50 kubikkilometer is om året, svarende til en tiendedel af hele produktionen af isfjelde fra Grønlands indlandsis. Smeltede man denne ismængde, var der nok vand til at dække USAs årlige vandforbrug.
De største isfjelde fra Sermeq Kujalleq fylder 1,5 km3. Hovedparten af et isfjeld (mindst 80%) befinder sig under havoverfladen. Der er målt isfjelde, der rager helt op til 120 m over havoverfladen.
Ilulissat icefjord midnight sun, Greenland
A midnight sun boat tour of the #icefjord and icebergs in Disko Bay surrounding the town of #Ilulissat on the west coast of #Greenland.
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Ilulissat - West Greenland February 2018
Reise vom 2.-8. Februar 2018 nach West Grönland, nach Ilulissat (Jacobshavn).
Unterkunft im Hotel Arctic.
Ilulissat Icefjord - Large iceberg breaking over
Once in a life time experience...The last day before returning home this huge iceberg cracked right in front us.
We were quite baffled so please disregard the at times stupid commentary ;-)
This video was shot at the same time near the water:
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Ilulissat, Greenland - Giant rolling Iceberg creates a tsunami like wave
Jul 2002, giant rolling Iceberg creates a tsunami like Wave.
Ilulissat icefiord (Greenland)
ILULISSAT: A melting world in western Greenland
Please watch the video in HD with good headphones/speakers.
Shot just off the coast of Ilulissat , I've tried to capture the best western Greenland has to offer, covering vast glaciers, icebergs and Icefjords melting away. Rising air and sea temperatures is causing the massive Greenland ice sheet to shed 300 gigatons of ice a year into the ocean, the single largest source of sea level rise from melting ice!
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Greenland - Ilulissat
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The Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland was declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Located on the west coast of Greenland, 250 km north of the Arctic Cycle.
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Ilulissat Icefjord (UNESCO/NHK)
Located on the west coast of Greenland, 250 km north of the Arctic Circle, Greenland's Ilulissat Icefjord (40,240 ha) is the sea mouth of Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the few glaciers through which the Greenland ice cap reaches the sea. Sermeq Kujalleq is one of the fastest (19 m per day) and most active glaciers in the world. It annually calves over 35 km3 of ice, i.e. 10% of the production of all Greenland calf ice and more than any other ...
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Kangia, Ilulissat Icefjord
Kangia, the Ilulissat Icefjord, by boat in April 2010.
Ilulissat
Ilulissat is Greenland's most popular tourism destination, partly because of the famous Ilulissat Icefiord, which is on Unesco's World Heritage Site list.
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Disko bay to Ilulissat, Greenland
This is the second part of the voyage aboard the sail boat, the Tecla, which travelled through Disko Bay on the way North. It is an area as rich in history and legends as it is famous for icebergs and whales. This expedition explored the natural wonders of northwest Greenland in all its glory, from the impressive Ilulissat Icefjord (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and breathtaking Sermeq Kujalleq glacier to the red heart-shaped mountain of Uummannaq and the incredible volcanic rock formations of Qeqertarsuaq. Traditional Inuit villages, each with its own character, are found along the coast, their brightly colored wooden houses dotting the rugged landscape. Vast stretches of unspoiled wilderness awaited the intrepid crew aboard the Tecla, modern-day adventurers travelling through this magical realm, home to some of the best whale watching in the country.
Fantastic Greenland Ilulissat Glacier Edition
It is a wonderful experience to sail into Greenland Disko Bay to explore the Ilulissat icefjord and to see the gigantic sculptures of ice.
Ilulissat Icefjord - GREENLAND | 4K Drone Footage
Ilulissat Icefjord - a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere is calving off massive icebergs which floats down the fjord into the ocean.
Enjoy the breathtaking scenery of the Ilulissat icefjord in this video, shot entirely on the DJI Phantom 4 drone in 4K DCI resolution (4096x2160).
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Silence by Kai Engel; is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.
Boattrip Ilulissat, Greenland
Boat trip into the Icefjord of Ilulissat (Greenland).
Ilulissat has one of the worlds most iceberg productive glaciers.
The video was shot 26'th of April 2018 (not 26'th of March)
Ilulissat
Views of the harbor, and adjoining coast, of the 3rd largest town in Greenland.
Welcome to ilulissat (North Greenland )
Welcome to the Greenland of your wildest travel fantasies. Ilulissat’s rainbow-coloured houses are scattered right at the mouth of a 40km ice fjord. A phenomenal 35 billion tonnes of icebergs pass through here each year, calved from the Jakobshavn Glacier. What’s more, this Unesco World Heritage sight is easily accessible on a short hike from town – though you might prefer to watch bus-sized 'bergs from one of the boat tours plying the bay. Music by Seqineq (The Sun) - Piitsukkut.