Ilulissat Glacier Bay is located on the west coast of Greenland, about 250 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, very close to residential areas, because Ilulissat is a small city, but it spreads out very widely, and there are some residential houses, restaurants, hotels and other open on the coast of Ilulissat.

This season when Qin Shiou comes is suitable for seeing the aurora, but not for tourism.

The little porter told them that if they came here in the summer, the snow would melt along the shores of the bay, revealing small weeds and shrubs, and a lot of greenery, which was much more beautiful than it is now.

In the current territory of Ilulissat, in addition to black and white, it is a world of ice and snow, and it is also a world without color.

Of course, this refers to the ground, the splendor of the sky is the only one Qin Shiou has seen in his life, if the charm of the night sky in the world can be divided into ten parts, then the night sky in the Arctic Circle should account for eight parts!

Of course, Qin Daguan felt that the night sky of Farewell Island should also be shared, and the others should be shared.

The sleigh glides and the spectacular glacial bay gradually reveals its vision.

Every year, Greenland transports large quantities of ice caps into the ocean, and Ilulissat Glacier Bay is one of the outlets of glaciers and home to some of the world's most active glaciers.

The little porter introduced them: "The fjord is very long, gentlemen, but it is winter, and there are so many glaciers drifting on the surface that we can't see very far, in fact it is 40 kilometers long!" ”

"Wow, that's amazing." Winnie laughed in agreement.

The little doorman twisted his nose, raised his head proudly and said, "Of course, this is a world heritage, I mean, what kind of world cultural and material heritage is this ice bay." ”

Qin Shiou corrected casually: "It's a world material heritage, and this bay and culture should not be on the same side." ”

He was right, but the little doorman was not convinced. He was told that there was an art gallery on the shore, full of paintings and sculptures made by tourists for the bay, and he insisted that the bay was full of culture.

The source of the glacier bay is the Jacobs Harbor Glacier in the eastern region, which is the largest glacier in the Northern Hemisphere, flowing 20 to 35 meters per day, and 20 billion tons of icebergs break and expel the fjord every year!

Qin Shiou and others parked their sleds and snowmobiles on the shore. Standing on the river bank and looking down, magnificent icebergs are drifting along the current.

There is a constant sound of 'gaba gaba' in the ice bay, Qin Shiou knows that this is the terrible sound of the ice cracking in the water, and there will be a loud 'bang' from time to time, this is a large ice block falling from the glacier, which can splash huge waves after falling into the water.

Even though the winter temperature is always below -10 degrees Celsius, the glacier does not freeze because icebergs continue to flow down the river and destroy the frozen river. Not to mention just the frozen surface of the river. Even steel plates can shatter icebergs.

Looking at the icebergs drifting slowly, Winnie exclaimed: "I have never seen such a large iceberg, the ice floes in St. John's are very small, I think if I look at the icebergs up close, it will feel even more spectacular." ”

Hearing his words, the little doorman's eyes gurgled and he ran away.

It's time for spring. The ice floes in the St. John's Sea are the product of these icebergs melting and breaking up, and the cracked icebergs flow out of the sea. At first, it follows the current to the north and then turns south, so that it can flow into the Atlantic Ocean.

Some of the larger icebergs tend to melt when they drift to the sea at about the same latitude as New York, but that was before, and now the global temperature is rising. The effects of the greenhouse effect have spread to the Arctic, so the icebergs will melt away before they leave Canadian waters.

The little doorman ran back after a short time of leaving, and said happily: "You have to thank me, I have found a sightseeing boat, and you can go to the river to see the icebergs more clearly." And you can also play rafting! ”

He was followed by a middle-aged white man who came over and asked, "Do you want to go to the river?" But it had to be fast, it was only two hours before night, and we had to come back before dark. ”

It is only in April when the snow melts that the snow and ice melt that the boats go out to sea, and it is a dangerous season like this, as the man said, you have to come back before the sun disappears, or you will die under the iceberg.

Qin Shiou shook hands with him, and then looked at Winnie and the Black Knife and the others, the Black Knife shook his head vigorously,, you can see glaciers everywhere in this bay, and it is a matter of life to go to sea at this time! It's worse than fighting terrorists in the Middle East!

Winnie didn't say anything, but she was a little moved.

Seeing this, Qin Shiou hadn't said anything yet, and the black knife and his party immediately looked like earth, okay, let's get ready to play with our lives.

Sure enough, Qin Shiou said to the owner of the boat: "OK, how much does it cost, let's go out to sea and go around, just look around, just look at the iceberg." ”

The angry bag squeaked and said, "BOSS, can I watch the snowmobiles here?" ”

The little doorman said unhappily, "We don't have any thieves here!" Did you know that the security of our city is the best in the world? The best! ”

The angry bag likes to tease the child, so he said, "How do you judge? I also said that we have the best security in St. John's. ”

The little porter asked, "How many police officers do you have in St. John's?" ”

Angry Bao was stunned for a moment, and said inexplicably: "How do I know this?" Maybe two hundred? Three hundred? ”

The little doorman smiled happily: "We only have six policemen in Ilulissat!" Doesn't that tell the story? ”

Qin Shiou was lazy to deal with these five people, he said: "This is voluntary, if you don't want to get on the boat, just wait here." ”

The angry bag suddenly smiled, and the black knife glared at him, and said angrily: "What about professional ethics? We're bodyguards now, understand? ”

Qin Shiou secretly said that if there was really an accident at sea, he might not know who would protect whom.

Going to sea is not just about looking at icebergs, there is also a project, which is floating in the ice sea.

The boat they were on was a wooden boat, only six meters long, and it looked a little dangerous with so many people on board.

The black knives' faces turned white, and they sat down honestly when they got on the boat, and kept making crosses on their chests.

Qin Shiou's eyes lit up after seeing this ship, and said, "I've seen this kind of ship, this ship should have a long history, right?" ”

The reason for this is that the place where he saw such a ship was at the bottom of the sea, where the Black Axe pirate ship in the North Sea was found, and at that time there were four such small ships hanging from the stern of the pirate ship.

The pirate ship has been sinking to the bottom of the ocean for more than three hundred years, and this ship certainly has a long history.

THE SHIPOWNER LOOKED AT HIM IN SURPRISE AND SAID, "HAVE YOU SEEN CHALUPAS?" Oh, that's the name of this kind of boat, it used to be used as a whaling ship, and our ancestors rowed such a fragile wooden boat out to sea to catch whales. (To be continued......)