Iceberg, near Ilulissat, Disco Bay, Greenland

Explore: Feb 17, 2009 #85

Ilulissat is located at 69°13′N, 51°06′W and about 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. In translation Ilulissat is the Greenlandic word for "The Icebergs".

"Ilulissat Icefjord" was added to Unesco's World Heritage List in 2004.

The story behind the shot:

www.flickr.com/groups/zinnis_reisen/discuss/7215762916932...

but sorry, in German only.

Comments and faves

  1. Gazmajsteria (Gaz) (52 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot,great capture ! Have a fabulous weekend.!

    ...............Greetings from east block

    Gaz

  2. Antonello! (52 months ago | reply)

    Wow...fabulous lighting and big iceberg!!!

  3. pepp 2012 (52 months ago | reply)

    excellent work

  4. Kaan Ugurlu (52 months ago | reply)

    Wow! Wonderful perspective my friend. Boat is great..

  5. Thai Jasmine (Smile..smile...Smile..) (52 months ago | reply)

    Wow!! I would like to go there right now. It is indeed worth a visit. Thanks a lot for sharing, Zinnie. Have a lovely day. Keep on smiling ;-)!
    Jasmine...

  6. redeyesatdawn (52 months ago | reply)

    wow amazing image

  7. lifeinthenorthwoods.com (52 months ago | reply)

    Awesome shot my friend stunning scene

  8. andywon (52 months ago | reply)

    Mal wieder sehr beeindruckend fotografiert! Durch das kleine Boot sieht man auch gut die gigantischen Ausmaße...

  9. keithhull (Offline ) (52 months ago | reply)

    Sorry not sure what to say Great photo of a wondrous scene

  10. kate053 (52 months ago | reply)

    sublime!

  11. fromky (52 months ago | reply)

    Breathtaking. The crisp tones are superb. Wish I could see this. I think I say that every time you post!

  12. FotoCath (52 months ago | reply)

    wow, so vast, I went seeing it in large to make sure it is a boat there... stunning!

  13. +ThanatoS+ (52 months ago | reply)

    breathtaking shot and place!

  14. Maphi74 - www.marcphilipp-foto.de (52 months ago | reply)

    cool shot

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  15. GIGEO (52 months ago | reply)

    Cool shot. It will take a lot of global warming to melt that.

  16. Nisann (52 months ago | reply)

    wonderful..

  17. FlowerXP (52 months ago | reply)

    I'm Speechless...so wonderful Photo, congrats, dear Friend :-))

    This is far and away the best!

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  18. fyrrylikka (52 months ago | reply)

    That is huge - and snow covered. Fantastic shot!

  19. <Leonie di Vienna> (52 months ago | reply)

    wieder einmal großartig ... diese monumentale Landschaft, beeindruckend auch am Foto, wie erst muss das in Wirklichkeit sein

  20. Luis Marín (52 months ago | reply)

    Excellent colors, stunning WB!

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  21. Günter Hickstein (52 months ago | reply)

    Also deine Polaraufnahmen sind allesamt fabelhaft!
    Glückwunsch, sehe ich immer wieder gerne!

  22. Damon | Photography (52 months ago | reply)

    Amazing shot man
    great shot and nice iceberg

  23. ahmetakoz (52 months ago | reply)

    wonderful composition

  24. Alinabionda - Crazy Girl (52 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic place and shot!

  25. Habub3 (52 months ago | reply)

    Wirklich gigantisch dieser Eisberg. Nur gut, dass das kleine Boot davor ist, sonst würde man seine wahre Größe gar nicht erkennen. Klasse Foto!

  26. ANASTASIA F. [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)

    Most Amazing Image!! Beautiful!! You sure
    do make some breathtaking images!! Awesome
    work!!

  27. arnistm (52 months ago | reply)

    wonderful shot.....very interesting !

  28. frida!!! AWAY (52 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic!!!
    You are invited to add this superb image to:
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  29. KM&G-Morris (52 months ago | reply)

    Awesome! When you view the size of the "large" work boat by the iceberg you realize just how amazing this is! Wonderful capture!

  30. Hans van Reenen (52 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic minimalism.
    Excellent shot.

  31. ♥ Katie ann .internet problems, (52 months ago | reply)

    WHAT A STUNNING SHOT.

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  32. natureloving (52 months ago | reply)

    That's really huge, another great shot my friend

  33. ladigue_99 (52 months ago | reply)

    I think this is a great image!
    I have tagged the image "FlickrsBest" and
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    Well done.
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    amazing capture, how lucky!

  34. pangpong[bz] (52 months ago | reply)

    excellent sense of scale...awesome shot of beautiful place

  35. brendamb - Brenda (52 months ago | reply)

    A breathtaking shot. Very beautiful:-)

  36. Hanadi Traifeh (52 months ago | reply)

    This photo took my BREATH away

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  37. Indiana Ivy Nature Photographer (52 months ago | reply)

    Very impressive Zinnie !!! Great shot !! As always !!! :)

  38. ©haddock (52 months ago | reply)

    Breathtaking, and nice sense of scale.

  39. hjalmar1886 (52 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful vista, Gerald, love how the boat gives size perspective!

  40. Heniusia (Absent) (52 months ago | reply)

    what a wonderful image to capture.....almost like a dream - Bravo !

  41. ExeDave (52 months ago | reply)

    Awesome place and photo! Lucky you!
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  42. scuba_dooba (52 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful sense of scale!
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  43. Batram (52 months ago | reply)

    Du hasts gut! Du hast die ganze Welt gesehen!
    Vielleicht sehen die Kickers ja mal ein bischen was von Europa in ein paar Jahren! London, Rom, Paris, Mailand....
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  44. SBA73 (52 months ago | reply)

    It's giantic!!

    This is Perfect!

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  45. shotzy (52 months ago | reply)

    Wow ... wow... wow. Breathtaking beauty.

  46. Vestaligo (52 months ago | reply)

    Gewaltig. Schätze den Berg zwischen 50 und 100 Meter hoch..Herrliches Foto!


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  47. Vestaligo (52 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called KunstPlatzl-International ~ p1~ c1 ~ tag ~ without persons ~ , and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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