Greenland at 1:1, 900, 000 on a double-sided, indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Reise Know-How with plenty of topographic information, ferry & air connections, highlighting for places of interest, routes of cross- Greenland expeditions, etc. The map divides Greenland north/south with a good overlap between the sides & presents Greenland’s topography by altitude colouring in bands of 500 metres & numerous spot heights, plus plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks, glaciers, coastal bays & fjords, etc. Current Greenlandic names are used with, where appropriate, the previous Danish names also shown (Nuuk / Godthab, Pituffik / Thule, etc). The map shows ferry lines along the south-western coastline, airfields, aerodromes & heliports, locations with hotels, various places of interest including whale watching sites, etc. Also marked are internal administrative boundaries, the boundary of the North-East Greenland National Park, & the routes of various cross-Greenland expeditions in the early decades of the 20th century. The map has an index of settlements & shows latitude lines at 2° intervals, with longitude lines at 3°. Map legend
Includes:: English. An inset provides a map of the North Atlantic, showing Greenland with most of Western Europe including Svalbard, & the north-eastern coast of North America from New York to Canada’s Arctic islands.