News Tagged with “Greenland”

Friendship Festival in Remote Greenlandic Village

17 Apr 2022 In one of Greenland’s most remote villages, Ittoqqortoormiit, population 345, a friendship festival is being held over Easter.

‘Arctic Heroes’ by RAX Chosen Best Photography Book of the Year

11 Dec 2021 Arctic Heroes: A Tribute to the Sled Dogs of Greenland — the latest book by Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson, a.k.a. RAX — has been chosen the best photography book of the year by Le Monde de la Photo.

Yule Lad Brings Gifts to Greenland

23 Dec 2019 One of the Icelandic Yule lads, Stekkjarstaur, traveled all the way to Kulusuk, Greenland, on Wednesday.

From left: Stefán Hrafn Magnússon, Jón H. Arnarson and Ingvar Garðarsson.

Drone for Herding Reindeer

14 Nov 2019 A prototype for a large drone, designed and made in Iceland, intended for herding reindeer in Greenland, is ready to fly.

Trump Sends Delegation to Greenland

25 Oct 2019 The United States has not lost interest in Greenland, although US President Donald Trump’s desire to purchase the autonomous territory from Denmark was not well received in the summer.

The group of students gathered by an outdoor chessboard by Reykjavík Harbor.

Crossing the Ocean to Learn to Swim

19 Sep 2019 They had never seen a horse before and never learned to swim.

Trump Cancels Denmark Visit since PM Won’t Discuss Sale of Greenland

21 Aug 2019 US President Donald Trump has announced on Twitter that he is postponing his state visit to Denmark.

How about Greenland Buying the USA?

20 Aug 2019 Some reporters in Denmark are having a blast, following news reports of US President Donald Trump’s interest in purchasing Greenland – an idea generally regarded as absurd in Greenland and Denmark.

Greenland Won’t Be Sold to Trump

19 Aug 2019 In response to a report last week in the Wall Street Journal, stating that US President Donald Trump is interested in purchasing Greenland from Denmark, the government of Greenland and Danish politicians stressed Friday that Greenland is not for sale.

Is Trump Interested in Buying Greenland?

16 Aug 2019 The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that US President Donald Trump has numerous times expressed interest in purchasing Greenland.

Professor Gísli Már Gíslason, along with other members of FÍ and those of the Travel Association of Greenland, visited the village of Kapissilit in Nuuk fjord.

Travel Association of Greenland Founded

15 May 2019 The Travel Association of Greenland was formally founded last week in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.

Stefán Magnússon with his daughter Freyja Nielsen. Freyja lives and works with him on the ranch during the summer.

Icelander runs reindeer ranch in Greenland

6 Jan 2018 "I always wanted to breed reindeer so I decided to just do it and moved to Greenland," explains reindeer farmer Stefán Magnússon who runs the Isortuusa Reindeer Station in South Greenland.

Scooner the Opal can be seen here in the middle of the astonishing iceberg.

Stunning iceberg spotted in Greenland waters

8 Sep 2017 Mbl.is journalist Hafþór Hreiðarsson took a week-long sailing trip on Icelandic scooner the Opal, operated by North Sailing last week.

Interview: Adventurer Alex Bellini crosses Vatnajökull glacier

13 Jan 2017 Italian adventurer Alex Bellini is currently in Iceland. Bellini has rowed across both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and his next upcoming project is to dwell alone on an iceberg on the Greenland coast. First, however, he's going to cross Vatnajökull, Iceland's largest glacier.