A former air base at the head of a long fjord, the starting point for visits to the Greenland ice sheet, where you can walk on the ice at Point 660. Musk oxen and reindeer roam the tundra.
The Arctic Circle Trail, a 160 km hike to Sisimiut, starts here.
A fjord choked with giant icebergs calved from Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the fastest glaciers in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Humpback, minke and fin whales feed in Disko Bay in summer among icebergs.
Greenland's small capital, with colourful houses, the National Museum with the Qilakitsoq mummies, and the Katuaq cultural centre.
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