ABSTRACT
Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat is a North Atlantic country with an up to-3-km thick inland ice sheet, leaving 410,449 km2 of ice-free coastal lands. As a relatively remote cold-water destination, tourism has only become a significant societal factor in Greenland since the 1990s. Tourism in Greenland is strongly linked to nature and culture. Nature experiences are oriented towards ice and snow, flora and fauna, hiking and camping, seeing the midnight sun or the northern lights, dog sledding, sailing along the coast on ferries or cruise ships, angling and whale watching. Accessibility — both external and internal — is a key issue in Greenland’s development, and depends primarily on infrastructure and prices. Tourist images of Greenland are strongly linked to the natural and environmental qualities of a pristine Arctic wilderness with unique landscapes, ice formations, wildlife and plant communities that are highly appealing to tourists.
