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IV. Greenland (and Iceland)
Appendices 107
Greenland was granted home rule from Denmark in 1979 and has a population of some
55,000 people, the bulk of whom live on its west coast.
In 2002 the Danish Polar Centre approved approx. 38 sporting expeditions to Greenland of
which some 17 expeditions were icecap expeditions and a further 8 or so mountaineering
expeditions.
Permissions
Contact the Danish Polar Centre in Copenhagen. The Centre adheres strictly to the
deadlines set for the submission of applications. They do not unfairly withhold permission
for expeditions providing they can demonstrate competence on the application. They will
also need details of the expeditions Search and Rescue (SAR) insurance.
Travel
SAS fly to Sondre Stromfjord and Narsarsuaq from Copenhagen several times a week.
Icelandair fly from Reyjavik to Narsarsuaq a few times a week. Greenlandair offer a
DASH 7 link from Rekjavik Iceland to Kulusuk in East Greenland and Sondre Stromfjord.
Once in Greenland, helicopter and smaller fixed wing aircraft connect with the other
Greenlandic settlements.
The charter division of Flugfelag Islands (Air Island), formerly operating under the
name of Flugfelag Nordurland, operates charter service between Iceland and Greenland
and has two ski-equipped Twin Otter aircraft with a payload of approx. 900kg to
Greenland. They also have Metro and Fokker 50 aircraft, the latter with a 4.5 tonne
payload to Greenland.
Once in Greenland, movement between settlements or to expedition areas is
possible using local boats. Haggling can usually secure a craft of any size.
Useful Institutes/Organisations for Greenland Expeditions
Colorado University Greenland Weather (stations). This web site provides hourly
transmission from 10+ weather sites on the Greenland ice cap including DYE II,
the DEW line station which was manned during the 2000 season and supplied by
ski-equipped C130 aircraft /c of the New York Air National Guard operating from
Sondre Stromfjord.
Website: http://cires.colorado.edu/steffen/aws/current_GC-Net_plots.html
Danish Polar Centre, Strangade 100H, DK-1401 Kobenhaven K, Denmark. Tel: +45 32
880 100; fax: +45 32 880 101; email: dpc@dpc.dk; website: www.dpc.dk. Library
and co-ordination of all sporting and scientific projects visiting Greenland. DPC
and DPC website have forms one needs to apply for sport or science expedition to
east or north coast, or the Greenland icecap. See www.dpc.dk/Res&Log/start.html
for listing or previous years expeds and approved projects
Greenland Tourism, Denmark Office, PO Box 1139, Pilestraede 52, DK-1010
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Greenland Guide. Website: www.greenland-guide.gl