The Davis Strait - DCE - Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi

Figure 5.3.1. The number of
cruise ships (upper graph) and
the number of passengers (lower
graph) in Greenland, 1994–2007.
There is no data on the cruise
ship activity available for the
assessment area, but the trends
ships
are similar (Greenland Tourism,
of
pers. comm.). No.
Figure 5.3.2. The number of
expeditions in Greenland by year.
Data provided by the Danish
Polar Centre (DPC). It is not
possible to filter out the expeditions
visiting the assessment
area.
• Kayaking in June to August. Kayakers explore the coastal zone and
bring equipment and provisions of their own
• Cruise ships, mainly in August and September. Visitors in Nuuk mainly
explore the city; sightseeing, museums, art exhibitions and restaurants
• Skiing (cross country and alpine), mainly February to April
• Hiking, climbing and mountaineering. Mainly in the spring and summer
season.
Much of the tourist activity within the assessment area takes place in the
coastal zone and extensive oil exposure in this area will have serious impact
on local tourist activity and the tourist industry.
No. of passengers
No. of expeditions
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
20.000
15.000
10.000
5.000
0
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Sport Scientific
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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