Greenland: Searching For Signs Of Life
I just amused myself for an hour by using Google Maps to look for signs of human habitation in Greenland. I figured that most of the population would live somewhere along the southwest coast since it was the area most free of ice. I also managed to narrow it down to about a dozen fjords which looked to be ice-free, but I still couldn't see any signs of habitation.
This view contains Nuuk, Greenland's capitol and its largest population center. Can you see it?
Eventually I gave in and went to Greenland's web-site and found a map of Nuuk. It didn't show me where on the island it was, but it gave me the shape of the peninsula it was on and a few minutes later I was able to locate it on Google Maps.
Of course I could have just entered 'Nuuk, Greenland' into the Google Maps search bar, but that would have spoiled the fun.
This view contains Nuuk, Greenland's capitol and its largest population center. Can you see it?
Eventually I gave in and went to Greenland's web-site and found a map of Nuuk. It didn't show me where on the island it was, but it gave me the shape of the peninsula it was on and a few minutes later I was able to locate it on Google Maps.
Of course I could have just entered 'Nuuk, Greenland' into the Google Maps search bar, but that would have spoiled the fun.