Gudrun's photos with the keyword: Uummannaq

Die meisten Häuser in Grönland sind auf Fels gebaut/aufgeständert und werden durch Holztreppen erschlossen. Damit sind sie im Winter trotz Schnee noch zugänglich und im Sommer versinken sie nicht in Schlamm/ auftauendem Permafrost. Orte ohne felsigen Untergrund bekommen wegen des Klimawandels zunehmend Probleme.

An older house (1920s) made of peat, stone and wood, part of Uummannaq Museum. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uummannaq HBM!

This iconic heart shaped mountain (1170m) sits on Uummannaq island in Uummannaq fjord. It consists of granite and gneiss and dominates the landscape from afar.

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Iceberg in Uummannaq harbour

Uummannaq Museum hFF, folks!

Just a brief sign of life, I'm off for another two weeks but expect to bring back some new photos:-) Looking forward to visiting your photo pages in March!

...and some fences to keep the sled dog puppies in. Adult dogs are always chained, they are half wild and only follow their owner, puppies up to 6 months are allowed to run free. Greenlandic sled dogs are not huskies, they are a completely different breed and still have a lot of wolf in them. Other dog breeds aren't allowed into Greenland, sled dogs that have left the country aren't allowed back in. hFF folks!

in Uummannaq (ca.1400 inhabitants)

Early morning in the fjord towards Uummannaq, the ice pilot had his work cut out. Vessels venturing into Greenlandic coastal waters have to take 2 Danish ice pilots on board who work in 4 hour shifts. Exceptions are regular cargo ships and ferries with specially licensed crews- and of course the local fishermen who know their area.

One of Greenland's most beautiful settlements, Uummannaq is dominated by its heart shaped mountain (the Inuit see a seal's heart in it). The daisy like flowers are tripleurospermum subpolare (Strandkamille), growing in profusion along the coast de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uummannaq en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uummannaq

SC 63: Red and Yellow A typical colourful Greenlandic scene. All essential goods are brought by sea in shipping containers as there is no road network. The containers are then put to further use for storing any old clobber, you can see them everywhere in front of houses and in people's gardens or along the coast holding fishing gear. btw- opening times of shops, cafés and museums are often rather approximate, supermarkets excepted;-)