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The Reasons to Visit Greenland Have Nothing to Do With Politics
With new flight routes, it’s easier than ever to immerse yourself in the adventurous, natural wonder of the Danish territory.
Camp Kiattua deep within the Nuuk Fjord.
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Greenland, the largest island in the world, covers 1.5% of Earth’s landmass. The ice sheet enveloping 80% of its surface is the planet’s second-largest, dwarfed only by Antarctica. And now its role in the news cycle seems almost as big.
By population, it’s tiny: Just shy of 57,000 people live there year-round, according to the most recent census. In 2023 the number of tourists outnumbered Greenlanders more than 2 to 1.