A tour of southern Greenland

New international airport in Nuuk has given this 'bucolic' island a welcome boost

Nuuk, Greenland
Nuuk: an excellent introduction to the island's culture and history
(Image credit: James Brooks / AFP / Getty Images)

Greenland has been in the spotlight this year thanks to Donald Trump's "scandalising designs" on its mineral resources.

But the vast Arctic island has also had a more welcome boost, said Henry Wismayer in the Financial Times – the opening of an international airport in its capital, Nuuk. Until now, most visitors flew in to a remote former US air base 200 miles away, and many never got to see this striking harbour town.

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