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Glaciers push into a "U-shaped" valley in western Greenland.
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Ittoqqortoormiit in Greenland
Local boys with sledge and dogs outside the church at the settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit near the entrance to Scoresbysund in eastern Greenland.
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Sled dogs stand in the snow near a large iceberg in the town of Uummannaq in western Greenland
Sled dogs stand in the snow near a large iceberg in the town of Uummannaq in western Greenland March 18, 2010.
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An iceberg floats near a harbour in the town of Kulusuk, east Greenland
An iceberg floats near a harbour in the town of Kulusuk, east Greenland August 1, 2009.
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Arctic poppy (Papaver radicatum) grows on a rare patch of more fertile ground at the southern end of Humboldt glacier
Arctic poppy (Papaver radicatum), thought to be the most northerly growing flower in the world, grows on a rare patch of more fertile ground at the southern end of Humboldt glacier, which is situated in Kane Basin in north Greenland.
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Fishing boats sit in the harbour in the town of Uummannaq in western Greenland
Fishing boats sit in the harbour in the town of Uummannaq in western Greenland March 18, 2010.
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A melt-lake lying on the surface of the Humboldt glacier is pictured
A melt-lake lying on the surface of the Humboldt glacier is pictured on July 31, 2009.
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Picture shows a fjord behind the town of Ilulissat in Greenland
Picture shows a fjord behind the town of Ilulissat in Greenland.
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A boat sails through Ilulissat fjord in Greenland
A boat, carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Environment Minister Connie Hedegaard and Greenland's Prime Minister Hans Enoksen, sails through Ilulissat fjord in Greenland August 16, 2007.
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A colony of Black-legged Kittiwake seagulls tend their chicks on a cliff near the south Greenland town of Narsaq
A colony of Black-legged Kittiwake seagulls tend to their chicks on a cliff near the south Greenland town of Narsaq July 28, 2009.
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Picture shows a fjord behind the town of Ilulissat in Greenland
Picture shows a fjord behind the town of Ilulissat in Greenland.
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An iceberg is pictured in Ilulissat fjord in Greenland
An iceberg is pictured in Ilulissat fjord in Greenland.
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Scientists walk on an iceberg, 36 metres above the water surface of Kane Basin
Scientists walk on an iceberg, 36 metres above the water surface of Kane Basin August 6, 2009.
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A polar bear walks along the edge of 'the ice bridge' in the Robeson channel, near the border between Greenland and Canada
A polar bear walks along the edge of 'the ice bridge' in the Robeson channel, near the border between Greenland and Canada June 29, 2009.
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Wildflowers bloom on a hill overlooking a fjord near the south Greenland town of Narsaq
Wildflowers bloom on a hill overlooking a fjord filled with icebergs near the south Greenland town of Narsaq July 27, 2009.
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The Arctic Sunrise reaches 'the ice bridge' in the Robeson channel, near the border between Greenland and Canada
The Arctic Sunrise reaches 'the ice bridge' in the Robeson channel, near the border between Greenland and Canada.
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Bergs calved from Helheim glacier float in Sermilik Fjord on the south eastern coast of Greenland
Bergs calved from Helheim glacier float in Sermilik Fjord on the south-eastern coast of Greenland.
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Holes containing cryoconite deposits visible in the bed of a meltwater lake on the Petermann Glacier
Holes containing cryoconite deposits visible in the bed of a meltwater lake on the Petermann Glacier in this July 6, 2009 handout photo.
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A crane towers over fishing boats sitting in the harbour in the town of Uummannaq in western Greenland
A crane towers over fishing boats sitting in the harbour in the town of Uummannaq in western Greenland March 18, 2010.
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A dirt road leads to the local cemetary outside the town of Tasiilaq in eastern Greenland
A dirt road leads to the local cemetary outside the town of Tasiilaq in eastern Greenland August 4, 2009.
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A lake of meltwater on the surface of the Petermann Glacier
A lake of meltwater on the surface of the Petermann Glacier in this July 6, 2009 handout photo.
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Houses are illuminated by the early morning sun in the town of Tasiilaq in eastern Greenland
Houses are illuminated by the early morning sun in the town of Tasiilaq in eastern Greenland August 4, 2009.
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Three scientists fit an ice penetrating radar transmitter, receiver and antennas to a chain of four kayaks, to survey a section of the Petermann glacier
Petermann Glacier, Greenland
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File photo of an aerial view of the small town of Ilulissat near Kangerlussaq