Cortsen lives in Ilulissat, a small town of fewer than 5,000 people just north of the Arctic Circle. Its glinting white and sapphire blue icebergs and scenic fjords are among its most popular ...

Scientists and tourists visit a glacier threatened by global warming. Sept. 9, 2007— -- Scientists packed the C-130 taking us to Greenland — the vast and wild land that now attracts ice ...

In Ilulissat, Greenlandic for "icebergs," a new airport is being built for large transatlantic aircraft. Towering construction cranes dot the rocky promontory on which the town − population ...

Icebergs float in Ilulissat Icefjord in western Greenland, about 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle. However, Ilulissat and its icebergs are Greenland's biggest tourist draw.

In Ilulissat, Greenlandic for "icebergs," a new airport is being built for large transatlantic aircraft. Towering construction cranes dot the rocky promontory on which the town − population ...

Across Europe and around the world, melting glaciers are reshaping landscapes and climate systems. Researchers Elzė ...

At the mouth of the Ilulissat Icefjord, an iceberg calved from the Jakobshavn Glacier was the likely source of the berg that sank the Titanic. Photograph by Justin Foulkes.

In 1909, Ilulissat was producing just one or two of these huge icebergs each year. The iceberg that sank Titanic would have been up to a mile long, displacing around a billion tonnes of seawater.

The sunset reflects off of an iceberg in Ilulissat. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR. The sunset reflects on ocean waves seen from Jan Cortsen's boat in Ilulissat, Greenland on Feb. 18, 2025.

As Greenland resists U.S. acquisition threats, it's also welcoming an increase in tourism. Industry leaders and residents are preparing to make the island more accessible to visitors.