Uummannaq Town, Greenland, The Terrace of the Uummannaq Hotel

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At the end of the trip around town there was time for a drink on the terrace of the Uummannaq Hotel, with large glass barriers to any breeze it was a real sun-trap and a nearby thermometer said it was +24C in the sun. A fantastic view of the harbour and fjord and glacier ice in the drinks that cracked and popped most satisfactorily. At $5 for a Coke though made it was the only choice rather than the budget choice.

Uummannaq is famous as Greenland's sunniest spot, being also one of the driest places, I could live with this.

Air temp: +7º C Latitude: 70º 51' N Longitude: 53º 53' W

 

These are pictures from a cruise to the High Arctic in August 2010, from Resolute Bay Canada to Kangerlussuaq in Greenland.
Pictures copyright Paul Ward. Pentax digital equipment.

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