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80% of Greenland is north of the Arctic Circle. Its vast melting ice sheet means this is a place where its traditional Intuit culture - dependent on polar bears, narwhal and on sled dogs for transportation -is threatened with change too; you might want to visit sooner rather than later. Get here by flying in from Denmark.
Iluslissat
Home to a melting glacier, Jokobshavn, and some of the largest icebergs in the world.
Hotel Arctic
Illuslissat, Greenland
T: +299 94-41-53. 70 rooms. US$ 165-
www.hotel-arctic.gl
Greenland's highest rated hotel has views of the icebergs in Disko Bay. You can also stay in one of their five aluminum igloo-style huts for a unique experience...
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