Kangerlussuaq is the town almost at the head of the fjord, and again just above the arctic circle (67 degrees north, just 0.1 degree further north than Sisimuit!). It's the only inland settlement in Greenland, consequently with a unique climate in the country, much less cold than elsewhere, and visibly 'desert'. The whole country is 'polar desert' but Kangerlussuaq has sand - familiar desert! It has a very small population and is viable only with tourism and the income produced from its airport, a legacy of the USA presence during WW2 - a presence which is still visible:
The excursion I was booked onto took us further inland from the port quayside, up to various high viewpoints, culminating in the peak used by the USAF for its WW2 radar installation: panoramic views of the plain, the mountains, the river, the fjord and the icecap.
Misty morning distant view of the ship at anchor in the fjord:
River:
Icecap:
Fjord and icecap:
Mountains and icecap . . . everywhere, the icecap:
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