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“The last written records of the NorseGreenlanders are of a marriage in 1408 in the church of Hvalsey—today the best-preserved Nordic ruins in Greenland.”

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Newfoundland fisherman faces charges in Nunavut

A Newfoundland fisherman faces charges after allegedly cutting the tails off Greenland sharks caught in fishing gear in Cumberland Sound.

In 2010, Clarence Cabot was working in Cumberland Sound for Pangnirtung Fisheries Limited, according to people familiar with the fishery.

Now he and the owners of the Funk Island Banker face two charges laid in August of this year, two years after the offences allegedly occurred.

One charge accuses Cabot of cutting the tails off Greenland sharks that were tangled in the fishing gear. The other is for alleged violations of the conditions of his licence.

The accidental catch of Greenland shark and Arctic skate occurs regularly in Nunavut's turbot industry.

Greenland sharks eat the turbot caught on long lines and can become hooked and tangled in the gear. The largest ones can weigh up to 1,200 kilograms.

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(NASA via Wired Science)  Stunning Views of Glaciers Seen From Space

Retreat of the Helheim Glacier, Greenland

Glaciers stay intact as long as the ice thickness and water depth allow them to stay firmly attached to the ground. But when the ice becomes too thin or the water gets too deep, the tip of a glacier starts to float and rapidly cracks into icebergs, creating what’s called a “calving edge.” This photograph, captured by NASA’s Terra satellite in 2003, shows the calving edge of the Helheim Glacier in Greenland. Comparing similar images from 2001 and 2005 reveals that the solid portion of the glacier has been shrinking rapidly. Measurements from NASA reveal that in just four years, the glacier’s margin retreated 4.7 miles and its flow speed increased from 5 to 7.5 miles per year. Between 2001 and 2003, the thickness of the glacier also shrunk by about 131 feet. (…)

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This is just like he coolest picture ever.

Look at those little BAMFs from Greenland at their first day of school. It is probably minus asshat degrees there but they dont give a fuck. One of them even wears sunglasses like it’s some motherfucking trip to the beach.  Look at that motherfucking iceberg in the background. Do you think thse little motherfuckers care? I don’t think so.

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Resting by *rainbowgirl

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Watch the largest calving iceberg ever caught on film

From the filming of the documentary ‘Chasing Ice’ by National Geographic photographer James Balog, this is a massive 1.75 cubic mile chunk of ice breaking in half off the coast of Greenland.

Submitted by Andrea

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Blue River, Greenland

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unbenannt by vamitos on Flickr.

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(By Nunni Konn)

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(By Ralph Grizzle)

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Scoresbysund Icescape, Greenland by janet little

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Arctic Fox by Stephen Oachs (ApertureAcademy.com) on Flickr.