Narsarsuaq occupies one of the few areas of flat land on Greenland’s Southern coast and the main reason for its existence is “the International airport”. It is round this airport that you will find most of this tiny settlement’s amenities. By far the largest of these is an American hotel, which caters for up to one hundred people, huge eh? This part of Greenland is known by the locals as “the Banana coast” because the climate is almost tropical compared to the climate just a little further North, but it is still dominated by towering peaks, fjords AND icebergs.
The Ice Patrol is based in Narsarsuaq and uses aircraft and helicopters to monitor the ice in these waters and inform shipping of any potential hazards You can see these helicopters flying in and out much of the time and it was only as we left that we found out why.
From Narsarsuaq there is a beautiful view of the sheep farms on the other side of Tunulliarfik. This means Eric’s fjord when translated from the Norse. The lush green fields that can be seen here perhaps explain why Eric the Red called this country Greenland. He settled near here at Qassiarsuk with his family in 985 AD.
As one travels through all these northern countries the history seems to be dominated by the Viking known as Eric the Red. I believe his hair was coloured red hence the nam
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