The question of the day: Kiap qimmit anisikkamigit? Or, in English, “Who let the dogs out?” We spent the morning in the only community in this part of Greenland: Ittoqqortoormiit. Here, the puppies run free, and the adults wait for a good seal meal when the winter ice comes. In the afternoon, we headed farther into Scoresby Sund for some walks ashore and our first taste of wild East Greenland.
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- 29 Sep 2023
Ittoqqortoormiit, Scoresby Sund, East Greenland, 9/29/2023, National Geographic Endurance
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Kim Nesbitt, Undersea Specialist
Kim is a marine biologist, fine art photographer, and avid fisherman. Based in Juneau, Alaska, Lingít Aaní, she spends her time between the mountains and the ocean. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience from the Unive...
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