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Arctic Circle Summer 2004 (Chronological Locations) This category is one of the  Top 10 Most Viewedand one of  My Original Selections. |
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1. Huskies in Angmagssalik (Tasiilaq) It is very cold and very wet in Greenland, and we are talking summer time. This is also the time when huskies, wild dogs in extremely hierarchical social groups, get a rest from their winter duty and practice their howls... Howling huskies are probably the lasting impression of a trip to the largest island on earth - whatever you do, wherever you go, whatever the time of the day: You can hear them. Tasiilaq, as the local Inuit call this largest settlement on the east coast, is reached via a spectacular helicopter ride from Kulusuk, a place not worth mentioning but lucky to have a muddy gravel airstrip thanks to the Cold War and American desire to control air traffic in the northern Atlantic and polar regions. Photo Data: File ID - 20676. Camera Model Name - Canon PowerShot S230. Shooting Date/Time - 28.07.2004 21:08:55. Shooting Mode - Manual. Photo Effect Mode - Vivid. Tv (Shutter Speed) - 1/160. Av (Aperture Value) - 2.8. Metering Mode - Evaluative. Exposure Compensation - 0. ISO Speed - 50. Lens - 5.4-10.8mm. Focal Length - 5.4mm. Digital Zoom - None. Image Size - 2048x1536. Image Quality - Superfine. Flash - Off. White Balance - Cloudy. AF Mode - Single AF. File Size - 1243KB. Drive Mode - Single-frame shooting. |
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2. Power Fountains Situated next to famous Geysir, Strokkur is the reliable showmaster of the frequently exploding hot springs on Iceland. |
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3. Foul Smell Bubbling gray mud pools with the characteristic sulfur smell adorn this mountain side near Lake Myvatn on Iceland. |
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4. Harbor Evening The quiet village of Höfn on the southeastern shores of Iceland is home to one of the few protected harbors around the island. |
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5. Lake Myvatn Pesky little flies are unfortunately part of the beautiful countryside of pseudo-craters around this central lake in Iceland. |
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6. Titanic Alarm It was as cold as it looks - huge icebergs are part of the Greenland shoreline. Note the amazingly big part below the water surface. |
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7. Gulfoss Not only Land of Fire and Ice, Iceland is also blessed with numerous big waterfalls. |
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8. Thermal Power Iceland makes the most of its position atop a tectonic faultline. Numerous geothermal power plants are attached to deep bore holes. |
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9. Vatnajökull The big ice cap over Iceland's southeast reaches to the coastline through numerous glaciers, such as Skaftafell. |
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10. Valley of Flowers Where you expect it least, a field of flowers defies the harsh climate of eastern Greenland. |