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Inuit, Eisberge Und Nordlichter Ausführliche Wander- Und Naturreise Mit Einfachen Zeltcamps Und Abstecher Ins Patagonien Grönlands
Grönland Inuit, Eisberge und Nordlichter Ausführliche Wander- und Naturreise mit einfachen Zeltcamps und Abstecher ins Patagonien Grönlands Preis pro Person ab 2995 EUR Dauer 15 Tage Teilnehmer 8–12 Reiseleitung Merkmale a hts z Schwierigkeit ddddd Beschreibung Höhepunkte Erleben Sie die faszinierende Landschaft Südgrönlands, wo einige der steilsten Gletscherwanderung auf dem Inlandeis und beeindruckendsten Granitsteilwände der Welt stehen – nicht umsonst Traumhafte Camps und abgelegene Siedlungen wird die Gegend auch „Patagonien der Arktis“ genannt! Gleichzeitig ist in Einblicke in das traditionelle Leben der Inuit geschützten Tälern eine überraschend vielfältige Flora zu finden und mit etwas Zodiacfahrten entlang beeindruckender Glück beobachten Sie Robben, Wale oder Rentiere. Gletscherfronten und steiler Fjorde Zu Wasser, Eis und Land Das Besondere dieser Reise Umgeben von Eisbergen und Gletschern wandern Sie in den schönsten Tälern, Wanderreise zwischen Eisbergen, Fjorden und erklimmen kleinere Aussichtsberge und kommen im Zodiac ganz nah an die Granitwänden gigantischen Gletscherfronten heran. In kleineren, abgelegenen Siedlungen Ab Ende Juli: Gute Chancen auf Nordlicht- werden Sie Zeuge des noch immer von Traditionen bestimmten Lebens der Beobachtungen Inuit und erfahren Näheres über die Kultur und Geschichte dieses Volkes. Grönland-Romantik Sie übernachten in einfachen Gästehäusern, großzügigen Zweipersonen- Zelten oder in komfortablen Domos – bequemen Vierpersonen-Zelten mit richtigen Betten. Abends sitzen Sie im Lager zusammen, -
Eske Brun Og Det Moderne Grønlands Tilblivelse 1932 – 64
Eske Brun og det moderne Grønlands tilblivelse 1932 – 64 Ph.d.-afhandling af Jens Heinrich, juni 2010 Hovedvejleder dr. phil., lektor Thorkild Kjærgaard, Ilisimatusarfik Bivejleder ph.d. Søren Forchhammer I tilknytning til Ilisimatusarfik/Grønlands Univesitet KVUG (Kommissionen for Videnskabelige Undersøgelser i Grønland) Forside foto – Eske Brun, ca. 1940 © Nunatta Katersugaasivia/Grønlands Nationalmuseum Johan Carl Brun Gotfred Hansen (1711-75) læge (1765-1835) Stamtræ vinhandler Kilde DBL Constantin Brun (Brun og Hansen, (1746-1836) storkøbmand Nb. - ikke alle er inkluderet) Andreas Nicolai Hansen (1798-1873) Carl Frederik Balthazar Brun Ida de Bombelles f. Brun grosserer (1784-1869) godsejer, kammerherre (1792-1857) kunstner Petrus Friederich (Fritz) Constantin Alexander Brun Carl A. A. F. J. Brun Alfred Peter Hansen Octavius Hansen James Gustav Hansen Brun (1813-1888) amtmand (1814-1893) (1824-1898) (1829-1893) (1838-1903) (1843-1912) biavler, landmand generalmajor ingeniør politiker, grosserer, politiker, etatsråd sagfører Oscar Brun Axel Brun Erik Brun Constantin Brun Charles Brun Rigmor Hansen Ingeborg Hansen (1851-1921) (1870-1958) (1867-1915) (1860-1945) (1866-1919) (1875-1948) (1873-1949) landmand, politiker læge læge diplomat amtmand, politiker Carl Brun (1897-1958) Eske Brun diplomat (1904-1987) Departementschef Gift i 1937 med Ingrid f. Winkel (1911-) Tre børn; Johan (1938-), Christian (1940-) og Ida (1942- ) Eske Brun og det moderne Grønlands tilblivelse 1932-1964 Indholdsfortegnelse Forord ................................................................................................................................................ -
Temporal and Spatial Variations in the Long-Term Fluctuations of Wildlife Populations in Greenland
TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN THE LONG-TERM FLUCTUATIONS OF WILDLIFE POPULATIONS IN GREENLAND NERI Technical Report no. 808 2011 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AU AARHUS UNIVERSITY [Blank page] TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN THE LONG-TERM FLUCTUATIONS OF WILDLIFE POPULATIONS IN GREENLAND NERI Technical Report no. 808 2011 Charlotte M. Moshøj Mads C. Forchhammer Peter Aastrup NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AU AARHUS UNIVERSITY Data sheet Series title and no.: NERI Technical Report No. 808 Title: Temporal and spatial variations in the long-term fluctuations of wildlife populations in Greenland Authors: Charlotte M. Moshøj, Mads C. Forchhammer and Peter Aastrup Department: Department of Arctic Environment Publisher: National Environmental Research Institute © Aarhus University - Denmark URL: http://www.neri.dk Year of publication: February 2011 Editing completed: November 2010 Referees: David Boertmann and Jesper Madsen, NERI Financial support: The present project has been funded by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency as part of the climate and environmental support programme to the Arctic. The authors are solely respon- sible for all results and conclusions presented in the report, and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Danish Environmental Protection Agency Please cite as: Moshøj, C.M., Forchhammer, M. & Aastrup, P. 2011: Temporal and spatial variations in the long-term fluctuations of wildlife populations in Greenland. National Environmental Research In- stitute, Aarhus University. 36 pp. – NERI Technical Report No. 808. http://www.dmu.dk/Pub/FR808.pdf Reproduction permitted provided the source is explicitly acknowledged Abstract: Long term data on wildlife population fluctuations in Greenland are presented in this report. Climatic variability and other environmental and societal changes may be causal factors behind these fluctuations. -
In July 2017 My Wife and I Visited Qassiarsuk, on the Southern Tip of Greenland
In July 2017 my wife and I visited Qassiarsuk, on the southern tip of Greenland. This was part of a trip from the UK up the west coast of Greenland, which included visits to the Faroe Islands and Iceland en route. We had visited some settlements on Greenland’s east and south coasts as part of a trip in 2015, but wanted to get a little further north this time. Narsarsuaq is an Inuit settlement with little more than an airport and a small museum/shop, located by the Tunulliarfik Fjord on the southern tip of Greenand. Across the Narsarsuaq River from Narsarsuaq itself, on the other side of the Tunulliarfik Fjord, is Qassiarsuk - an even smaller settlement. This was of more interest to us as it is believed to be here that Erik the Red and his wife Thjodhild had a small farm, named Brattahlid. Ruins of several buildings are still visible, and a couple have been reconstructed and furnished as they would have been in Norse times. The settlement is overlooked by a 3m tall bronze statue of Leif Eriksson (Erik the Red’s son), designed by August Werner. It is cast from the same mould of the statue of him at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland and Labrador, now believed to have been one of the first landing points of Leif Eriksson in North America in 1000. The original mould was made in 1962 for the Seattle World Fair. Leif Eriksson’s statue overlooking Qassiarsuk… … and at L’Anse aux Meadows. The Norse settlement of Brattahlíð was established in around the year 982, and there was a Viking presence here from then until the mid-fifteenth century. -
Sheep Farming As “An Arduous Livelihood”
University of Alberta Cultivating Place, Livelihood, and the Future: An Ethnography of Dwelling and Climate in Western Greenland by Naotaka Hayashi A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Anthropology ©Naotaka Hayashi Spring 2013 Edmonton, Alberta Permission is hereby granted to the University of Alberta Libraries to reproduce single copies of this thesis and to lend or sell such copies for private, scholarly or scientific research purposes only. Where the thesis is converted to, or otherwise made available in digital form, the University of Alberta will advise potential users of the thesis of these terms. The author reserves all other publication and other rights in association with the copyright in the thesis and, except as herein before provided, neither the thesis nor any substantial portion thereof may be printed or otherwise reproduced in any material form whatsoever without the author's prior written permission. Abstract In order to investigate how Inuit Greenlanders in western Greenland are experiencing, responding to, and thinking about recent allegedly human-induced climate change, this dissertation ethnographically examines the lives of Greenlanders as well as Norse and Danes in the course of past historical natural climate cycles. My emphasis is on human endeavours to cultivate a future in the face of difficulties caused by climatic and environmental transformation. I recognize locals’ initiatives to carve out a future in the promotion of sheep farming and tree-planting in southern Greenland and in adaptation processes of northern Greenlandic hunters to the ever-shifting environment. -
Information About Greenland
INFORMATION ABOUT GREENLAND Temperatures Because the air in Greenland is very dry and does not have as much humidity as air on the European continent, the temperatures are perceived differently. –10 degrees Celsius will feel equivalent to +10-12 degrees on the continent. Aurora Borealis – Northern lights Aurora Borealis is exhibited all year round, and can be observed in dark and clear night skies. Aurora Borealis is a fascinating phenomenon that arises from electrical discharges made by the sun, which interact with the magnetic conditions and the atmosphere above the polar region. Purple, red, white, yellow and green lights are either seen moving across the sky as a waving curtain, or they are seen as radiating from a single point in the sky. Remember that in the summer the sun is up all day and night or at least it doesn’t get dark enough to be able to see the Northern lights. Midnight sun North of the Polar Circle the midnight sun rules from May to July, inspiring new ways of living - because how morning is defined when the sun never sets? South of the Polar Circle and in other summer periods the nights are bright but without the sun exactly shining. This is also a spectacular experience. Time zone The Greenlandic time zone is –4 hours CET. When it is midday in Greenland, it is 16.00 hours in Copenhagen, Frankfurt and Paris, 15.00 hours in London and 10.00 hours in New York. All time indications in programme are local times. By departure from Copenhagen at 9.15AM you arrive in Greenland 9.55AM (depending of air craft). -
Afvikling Af Grønlands Kolonistatus 1945-54
Afvikling af Grønlands kolonistatus 1945-54 En historisk udredning DANSK INSTITUT FOR INTERNATIONALE STUDIER 2007 © København 2007 Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier Strandgade 56 1401 København K Danmark Tlf.:+4532698787 Fax: +4532698700 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.diis.dk ISBN Printudgave (denne udgave) 978-87-7605-186-0 Bogudgave 978-87-7605-187-7 Denne printudgave er ikke i handelen Teksten kan downloades gratis fra www.diis.dk (fra 18. januar 2007) Bogudgaven kan købes i boghandelen fra ca. 1. marts 2007 Indhold Indledning ̗7 2. Grønland og Danmark før 1945ʳ Θʳ10 Indledning ʳΘʳ10 Grønland som dansk koloniʳΘʳ10 Grønland mellem Nordamerika og Europa: 2. verdenskrigʳΘʳ16 2. verdenskrig som et vendepunkt ʳΘʳ23 3. Grønlandsspørgsmålet mellem suverænitet, selvbestemmelse og afhængighedΘ26 Indledning ʳΘʳ26 Suverænitet ʳΘʳ28 National selvbestemmelsesret ʳΘʳ34 Afhængighedsfaktorer: sikkerhedspolitik og økonomi ʳΘʳ39 Afslutning ʳΘʳ51 4. Den internationale sammenhæng: afkoloniseringsprocessen i FN ʳΘʳ53 Indledning ʳΘʳ53 Normative rammer ʳΘʳ54 Organisatoriske rammer ʳΘʳ61 Afslutning ̗68 5. Folkerettens udvikling vedrørende afkolonisering og selvbestemmelse ʳΘʳ69 Generelt om folkerettens udvikling – særligt om betingelserne for sædvanedannelse ʳΘ70 Om kolonial selvbestemmelse, staters territoriale integritet og mindretalsrettigheder ʳΘ72 Etableringen af kolonial selvbestemmelse som folkeretlig norm ʳΘʳ74 Kravene til gennemførelse af kolonial selvbestemmelse (omkring 1953-54) ʳΘʳ82 Vurdering af processen omkring Grønlands integration i Danmark 1953-54 ʳΘʳ88 Sammenfatning ʳΘʳ93 Kort konklusion ʳΘʳ96 6. Ny grønlandspolitik på vej: Danske og grønlandske initiativer 1945-50 ʳΘʳ97 Indledning ʳΘʳ97 Grønlandsspørgsmålet vokser frem ʳΘʳ98 Hedtoft i offensiven ʳΘʳ107 Den nye Grønlandspolitik sættes på skinner ʳΘʳ119 Afslutning ʳΘʳ127 7. Grønlandsspørgsmålet i FN 1945-50 ʳΘʳ129 De danske myndigheder og rapporteringsforpligtelsen til FN ʳΘʳ129 FN-samlingen 1946 ʳΘʳ132 FN-samlingen 1947ʳʳΘʳ136 FN-samlingen 1948 ʳΘʳ139 Møderne i 4. -
Climate Variability and Disappearance of the Norse from South Greenland
Bad Dürkheim 2001 88 Mitt. POLLICHIA 77-80 1 Abb. (Suppl.) ISSN 0341-9665 Naja M ik k e l s e n , Gerd H o ffm an n -W iec k & Amy SVEINBJORNSDOTTIR Climate Variability and Disappearance of the Norse from South Greenland Kurzfassung Während der günstigen Klimabedingungen zu Beginn der mittelalterlichen Warmzeit bauten die Wikinger um das Jahr 985 „Die östliche Siedlung” in Südwest-Grönland auf, die beinahe 500 Jahre bestand. Um mögliche Gründe für das Verschwinden der Siedlung zu finden, wurde eine Rekonstruktion der Veränderung des spätholozänen Klimas auf der Grundlage terrestrischer und mariner Untersuchungen in den Fjord-Regionen Süd-Grönlands vorgenommen. Verstärktes Auf treten von Stürmen in Verbindung mit der Tiefendurchmischung des Fjordwassers kulminierten im Übergang von der mittelalterlichen Warmzeit in die „Kleine Eiszeit” in der Phase, als die Wikinger aus Grönland verschwanden. Abstract During the favourable climatic conditions at the beginning of the Medieval Warm period the Norse established around AD 985 a community called “the Eastern Settlement” in south west Greenland which lastet for almost 500 years. In order to find possible causes for their disappear ance a reconstruction of late Holocene climatic changes based on terrestrial and marine investiga tions have been undertaken in fjord regions of south Greenland. Conditions with increased storm activity associated deep mixing of fjord waters appear to have culminated at the transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age, i.e. the time when the Norse disappeared from Greenland. Résumé Sous les conditions atmosphériques favorables au début de la période chaude du Moyen- Age, environ en 985 les Vikings ont fondé une communauté dite „colonie de l’est” dans le sud- ouest du Groenland. -
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 14, 78
Bulletin 14: GSB191-Indhold 04/12/07 14:36 Side 1 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN 14 · 2007 Quaternary glaciation history and glaciology of Jakobshavn Isbræ and the Disko Bugt region, West Greenland: a review Anker Weidick and Ole Bennike GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND MINISTRY OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY Bulletin 14: GSB191-Indhold 04/12/07 14:36 Side 2 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 14 Keywords Jakobshavn Isbræ, Disko Bugt, Greenland, Quaternary, Holocene, glaciology, ice streams, H.J. Rink. Cover Mosaic of satellite images showing the Greenland ice sheet to the east (right), Jakobshavn Isbræ, the icefjord Kangia and the eastern part of Disko Bugt. The position of the Jakobshavn Isbræ ice front is from 27 June 2004; the ice front has receded dramatically since 2001 (see Figs 13, 45) although the rate of recession has decreased in the last few years. The image is based on Landsat and ASTER images. Landsat data are from the Landsat-7 satellite. The ASTER satellite data are distributed by the Land Processes Distribution Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), located at the U.S. Geological Survey Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (http://LPDAAC.usgs.gov). Frontispiece: facing page Reproduction of part of H.J. Rink’s map of the Disko Bugt region, published in 1853. The southernmost ice stream is Jakobshavn Isbræ, which drains into the icefjord Kangia; the width of the map illustrated corresponds to c. 290 km. Chief editor of this series: Adam A. Garde Scientific editor of this volume: Jon R. Ineson Editorial secretaries: Jane Holst and Esben W. -
Greenland Adventure: Explore by Sea, Land and Air
GREENLAND ADVENTURE Explore by Sea, Land and Air Photo by: Mads Pihl, Visit Greenland Mads Pihl, Visit by: Photo ARCTIC 2021 | INAUGURAL SEASON Contents 1 Overview 2 Itinerary 5 Arrival and Departure Details 7 Your Ship 9 Included Activities 11 Adventure Options 12 Dates and Rates 13 Inclusions and Exclusions 14 Your Expedition Team 15 Extend Your Trip 16 Meals on Board 17 Possible Excursions 20 Packing Checklist Overview Greenland Adventure: Explore by Sea, Land and Air A first in polar adventure travel, Quark Expeditions has teamed up with municipal, EXPEDITION IN BRIEF Experience an in-depth regional and national partners to offer you the most extensive array of adventure activities exploration of Southern and enable you to curate an active adventure in Greenland that best suits you. You’ll Greenland from land, sea and air experience this new voyage aboard our game-changing polar ship, Ultramarine, which Enjoy included helicopter is equipped with two twin-engine helicopters, 20 quick-launching Zodiacs, luxurious excursions for a unique perspective of this rarely visited region onboard amenities, and the largest portfolio of adventure options in the polar regions. Participate in optional helicopter This one-of-a-kind voyage will immerse you in the majestic landscape of the world’s adventure options such as Alpine second-largest ice mass. Kayaking, Greenland Camp Experience and Mountain Biking Based in and around Southeast Greenland’s spectacular fjords, we take advantage of Learn about the environment Ultramarine’s twin-engine helicopters to take you to areas others can’t reach. Ascend and wildlife from our onboard cascading coastal glaciers and step onto the vast polar plateau of the Greenland Ice Sheet. -
Review of Greenland Avtivities 2001
GEOLOGY OF GREENLAND SURVEY BULLETIN 191 • 2002 Review of Greenland activities 2001 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT GEUS GSB191-Indhold 13/12/02 11:28 Side 1 GEOLOGY OF GREENLAND SURVEY BULLETIN 191 • 2002 Review of Greenland activities 2001 Edited by A.K. Higgins, Karsten Secher and Martin Sønderholm GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT GSB191-Indhold 13/12/02 11:28 Side 2 Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin 191 Keywords Geological mapping, Greenland activities 2001, limnology, marine geophysics, mineral resources, palynology, petroleum geology, sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, stratigraphy. Cover A major landslide was reported from the southern shore of the Nuussuaq peninsula in November 2000 (see Pedersen et al., page 73). During the follow-up field studies, periodic minor rock falls created dust clouds that prompted the local population to designate the area as the ‘smoking mountains’. Highest summits are 1900 m above the fjord. View to the east from a vantage point on the island of Disko. Photo: Stig A. Schack Pedersen. Frontispiece: facing page Outcrop of the contact zone of a 20 m wide kimberlitic dyke south-west of Kangerlussuaq airport, southern West Greenland. This dyke is one of the largest known kimberlite dykes in the world. The locality is marked J on Fig. 2 in Jensen et al. (page 58). Photo: Sven Monrad Jensen. Chief editor of this series: Peter R. Dawes Scientific editors: A.K. Higgins, Karsten Secher and Martin Sønderholm Technical editing: Esben W. Glendal Illustrations: Annabeth Andersen, Lis Duegaard, Jette Halskov and Stefan Sølberg Lay-out and graphic production: Carsten E. -
Fra Island 4 Dage
2015 Hiking route Qassiarsuk - Narsaq The hiking trip from Qassiarsuk to Narsaq is a classic multi-day hike in South Greenland (3-5 days). You can sleep at sheep farms on part of the tour, but must bring a tent for the leg in the high mountains behind Narsaq. The route can be walked in either direction, but here we describe it from Qassiarsuk to Narsaq. This way you begin with the easy section and the terrain gradually becomes more challenging as you approach Narsaq. From the emergency shelter, it is possible to leave the route and hike down to the sheep farm Ipiutaq. You can spend the night here and, if you are unable to continue on foot, arrange for boat transfer to Narsaq or another destination. This is a beautiful and varied hiking tour that nevertheless requires some orientation and hiking experience. GPS-track: If you bring a GPS, you can pass by the Blue Ice Café and get the track with waypoints copied to your own GPS. Just remember to bring your GPS cable! If you have an Iphone, you can also download the app Greenland GPS, which includes the hiking route Qassiarsuk – Narsaq with offline trail maps, points of interest (POI), pictures and lots of other features. Qassiarsuk – Sillisit – Narsaq. Red route Distance: About 55 km. 3-4 days. Max elevation 814 m. Map: Hiking Map South Greenland. Narsaq. 1:100,000 Orientation/difficulty: Gravel road from Qassiarsuk to Sillisit. The route is not marked from Sillisit to Narsaq. Moderate to difficult hiking. Gently rolling hills from Sillisit to the shelter.