07.08.17 - Ilulissat Icefjord: A world-class tourist attraction in retreat

This year alone has seen the site being visited by several American senators, including John McCain, Speaker of the United States House Of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Chairman of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, and many others besides.

In addition to being Greenland’s biggest natural attraction owing to the fjord’s gigantic icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord is also an easy place to observe that a significant retreat of glaciers is indeed taking place in Greenland.



The glacier Sermeq Kujalleq has thus retreated some 15 km (9 miles) over the last 4 years. This retreat means that the icebergs that emerge are now expected to become gradually smaller as the mouth of the glacier is now on land, rather than in the water.

All tour operators in Ilulissat organise trips to Ilulissat Icefjord, including hiking trips, sailing trips and helicopter flights. Read more here: www.northgreenland.com