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Arctic & Greenland Expedition Cruise KANGERLUSSUAQ TO NOME: ARCTIC & GREENLAND EXPEDITION CRUISE The classic and legendary journey that heads up to the High Canadian Arctic, following the route of many famous explorers that searched in vain for the Northwest Passage. During our crossing from Greenland to Alaska we will experience the beauty of fjords and crystal clear glaciers. We will visit small towns and villages to encounter a fascinating mix of local and Danish or Canadian culture and will reach emblematic sites of Franklin’s and Amundsen’s attempts to sail through the Northwest Passage. Wildlife We expect to see polar bears, musk oxen, seals, narwhals and walrus, and we hope to see many other species. Experts Throughout the voyage, learn about the history, geology, wildlife Team. and botany of this spectacular area from lecture presentations offered by your knowledgeable onboard Expedition Highlights • Discover Ilulissat, Uummannaq, Pond Inlet, Beechey Island, Gjøa Haven, Cambridge Bay & Smoking Hills. • Enjoy Kayaking – Weather permitting, the Silver Cloud offers the opportunity to kayak in a small group under the guidance of certified kayak instructors. These special expeditionary excursions allow you to experience the wilds of Greenland and Nunavut in a peaceful silence. • Visit towns in Greenland and the Canadian Arctic to see how the Inuit live in current day. 01432 507 280 (within UK) [email protected] | small-cruise-ships.com Follow the tracks of famous explorers. Sisimiut. ITINERARY Day 4 UUMANNAQ Day 1 KANGERLUSSUAQ In the iceberg-laden waters surrounding the remote community Kangerlussuaq is a settlement in western Greenland in the of Uummannaq it is common to see whales. This area of Qeqqata municipality located at the head of the fjord of the Greenland is also known for its huge basalt mountains, and the same name (Danish: Søndre Strømfjord). It is Greenland's main small hunting and fishing village of Uummannaq rests at the air transport hub and the site of Greenland's largest commercial foot of the heart-shaped Uummannaq Mountain, a name that airport. The airport dates from American settlement during and translates to mean “in the shape of a seal’s heart”. The town of after World War II, when the site was known as Bluie West-8 over 1200 people has a granite church and the country’s most and Sondrestrom Air Base. The Kangerlussuaq area is also northerly ferry terminal. The economy of Uummannaq revolves home to Greenland's most diverse terrestrial fauna, including largely around the halibut/fish-processing factory. muskoxen, caribou, and gyrfalcons. Day 5 DAY AT SEA Day 2 SISIMIUT Days at sea are the perfect opportunity to relax, unwind and Located just north of the Arctic Circle, Sisimiut is the catch up with what you’ve been meaning to do. So whether that northernmost town in Greenland where the port remains free of is whale watching from the Observatory Lounge, writing home to ice in the winter. Yet it is also the southernmost town where your loved ones or simply topping up your tan by the pool, there is enough snow and ice to drive a dogsled in winter and these blue sea days are the perfect balance to busy days spent spring. In Sisimiut, travelling by sled has been the primary exploring shore side. means of winter transportation for centuries. In fact, the area has been inhabited for approximately 4,500 years. Modern Day 6 CAPE YORK Visit the arctic seascape of Cape York, Greenland. Located on Sisimiut is the largest business center in the north of Greenland, the northwestern coast of Greenland in Baffin Bay, Cape York is and is one of the fastest growing Greenlandic cities. an important geographical feature delimiting the Melville Bay at Day 3 ILLULISSAT its northwestern end and Kiatassuaq Island at its other end. Known as the birthplace of icebergs, the Ilulissat Icefjord There is a chain of coastal islands that stretches between the produces nearly 20 million tons of ice each day. In fact, the two capes, most notably Meteorite Island, named for the word Ilulissat means “icebergs” in the Kalaallisut language. The discovery one of the world’s largest iron meteorites in Savissivik, town of Ilulissat is known for its long periods of calm and a settlement on the island. The iron from this meteorite settled weather, but the climate tends to be cold due to its attracted Inuit migrating from Arctic Canada who used the metal proximity to the fjord. Approximately 4,500 people live in in making tools and harpoons. Ilulissat, the third-largest town in Greenland after Nuuk and 01432 507 280 (within UK) [email protected] | small-cruise-ships.com Day 7 POND INLET (NUNAVUT) William Beechey (1753–1839). Beechey Island played a Located in northern Baffin Island, Pond Inlet is a small, significant role in the history of Arctic Exploration. During the predo¬minantly Inuit community, with a population of roughly winter of 1845-46, Sir John Franklin and his men camped on 1,500 inhabitants. In 1818, the British explorer John Ross the island as part of their ill-fated quest to find the Northwest named a bay in the vicinity after the English astronomer John Passage. Pond. Today Pond Inlet is considered one of Canada's "jewels of the North" thanks to several picturesque glaciers and Day 10 RESOLUTE (NUVANUT) mountain ranges nearby. Many archaeological sites of ancient Dorset and Thule peoples can be found near Pond Inlet. Day 11 CRUISE PEEL SOUND (NUNAVUT) Peel Sound is a 30 mile wide, 125 mile long channel Day 8 DUNDAS HARBOUR (DEVON ISLAND) separating Prince of Wales Island to the west and Somerset Dundas Harbour is located in the southeast of Devon Island, Island to the east. It was named in 1851 by explorer Vice Canada’s 6th largest island. It is a forlorn but starkly beautiful Admiral Horatio Austin in honour of Sir Robert Peel, a former spot. The island was first sighted by Europeans in 1616 by the prime minister of Great Britain. Austin, however, was not the English explorers Robert Bylot and William Baffin. But it did not first person to sail through the sound. Five years earlier, in appear on maps until after explorer William Edward Parry’s 1846, Sir John Franklin had passed through the strait, just exploration in the 1820’s. Parry named it after Devon, England. before his ships became icebound. Peel Sound is not always In the local Inuktitut language, the place is called Talluruti, open. which translates as “a woman’s chin with tattoos on it. Day 12 GJOA HAVEN (NUVANUT) Day 9 DEVON ISLAND (RADSTOCK BAY) & BEECHEY ISLAND Devon Island is Canada’s sixth largest island and was first seen Day 13 JENNY LIND ISLAND by Europeans in the early 17th century. The Thule culture had already settled there many centuries before, and left behind Day 14 CAMBRIDGE BAY (NUNAVUT) qarmat homes, made of rocks, whale bones, rock and sod Day 15 CRUISE DEASE STRAIT walls, and skins for roofs that tell a story of over 800 years of human habitation. Other striking finds in this area are the many Day 16 CRUISE AMUNDSEN TROUGH fossils of corals, crinoids and nautiloids that can be seen. Beechey Island is a small island off the southwest coast of Day 17 SACHS HARBOUR (NORTHWEST TERRITORIES) Devon Island, separated by a narrow waterway called the Barrow Strait. Captain William Edward Parry was the first Day 18 SMOKING HILLS (NORTHWEST TERRITORIES) European to visit the island in 1819. His lieutenant, Frederick William Beechey, named the island after his father, the artist Day 19 CRUISE BEAUFORT SEA 01432 507 280 (within UK) [email protected] | small-cruise-ships.com Day 20 HERSCHEL ISLAND (YUKON TERRITORY) for adventure and exploration are the best possible, taking into account the prevailing weather, wildlife activity and ice Day 21 DAY AT SEA conditions. Expedition Team members scheduled for this voyage Days at sea are the perfect opportunity to relax, unwind and are subject to change or cancellation. catch up with what you’ve been meaning to do. So whether that is whale watching from the Observatory Lounge, writing home to your loved ones or simply topping up your tan by the pool, these blue sea days are the perfect balance to busy days spent exploring shore side. Day 22 BARROW (ALASKA) Days 23 - 24 AT SEA Days at sea are the perfect opportunity to relax, unwind and catch up with what you’ve been meaning to do. So whether that is whale watching from the Observatory Lounge, writing home to your loved ones or simply topping up your tan by the pool, these blue sea days are the perfect balance to busy days spent exploring shore side. Day 25 NOME (ALASKA) Nome is located on the edge of the Bering Sea, on the southwest side of the Seward Peninsula. Unlike other towns which are named for explorers, heroes or politicians, Nome was named as a result of a 50 year-old spelling error. In the 1850's an officer on a British ship off the coast of Alaska noted on a manuscript map that a nearby prominent point was not identified. He wrote "? Name" next to the point. Please Note: Expedition highlights and itinerary listed here are possible experiences only and cannot be guaranteed. Your Expedition Leader and Captain will work together to ensure opportunities 01432 507 280 (within UK) [email protected] | small-cruise-ships.com YOUR SHIP: SILVER CLOUD YOUR SHIP: Silver Cloud explorations. VESSEL TYPE: LENGTH: PASSENGER CAPACITY: BUILT/REFURBISHED: With 18-brand new Zodiacs, four superlative restaurants in Antarctica and a pole to pole expedition itinerary, Silver Cloud really does break the ice between expedition and luxury.
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