Monthly Archives: April 2012

TA Latitude:69.56034 Longitude:-27.72211 GPS location Date/Time:04/30/2012 14:37:50 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7ku4V/69.56034N/27.72211W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? The areas that lie by the Arctic Ocean in Greenland are known as the Arctic tundra! And no trees can grow in the tundra because the winters are so long and cold … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:69.59995 Longitude:-27.46738 GPS location Date/Time:04/29/2012 16:22:31 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7kIij/69.59995N/27.46738W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? That early settlers brought husky dogs with them when they moved into Greenland! These dogs help them travel in the winter by helping them pull sleds, also known as dog sledding.

TA Latitude:69.65607 Longitude:-27.13663 GPS location Date/Time:04/28/2012 13:58:42 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7jZ1f/69.65607N/27.13663W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? That many people explored Greenland! In 1931-1938 an American woman, Louise Arner Boyd studied the land and wildlife of Eastern Greenland! Pretty cool…seeing most Arctic explores in this time were men!

TA Latitude:69.65606 Longitude:-27.13666 GPS location Date/Time:04/27/2012 14:51:20 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7iwkP/69.65606N/27.13666W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? Five different species of seals live in the waters surrounding Greenland! Some common seals there are the ringed seal, the harp seal and the hooded seal   Today’s Activity Ski and Climb Adventure … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:69.70505 Longitude:-26.89993 GPS location Date/Time:04/26/2012 16:22:58 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7iMvY/69.70505N/26.89993W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? The brother and sister duo, Sarah and Eric McNair-Landry snow-kited across 2,414 km of Greenland! Today’s Activity Fridtjof Nansen – Explored Greenland in 1888 Today for Terrific Exploration Thursday we are going to … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:69.75626 Longitude:-26.625 GPS location Date/Time:04/25/2012 14:53:06 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7hiOX/69.75626N/26.625W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? Because of Greenland’s long winter nights and clear skies, it is one of the best places to see the northern lights! Today’s Activity Last Terrific Exploration Thursday (April 19th) we learnt about Eric … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:69.84703 Longitude:-26.57007 GPS location Date/Time:04/24/2012 10:11:39 NDT Message:This is a cool spot on TA’s Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition…Listen to her update for details Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7gy7M/69.84703N/26.57007W If the … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:69.84703 Longitude:-26.57001 GPS location Date/Time:04/23/2012 14:51:10 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7gUuN/69.84703N/26.57001W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day  DID YOU KNOW? That Greenland is actually apart of Denmark which is a small country in Northern Europe close to Norway and Sweden! Today’s Activity Today our activity is to find how far you live … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:69.92326 Longitude:-26.34348 GPS location Date/Time:04/22/2012 15:27:31 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7fwhW/69.92326N/26.34348W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? Greenland has attracted pioneers for more than 4,500 years!

TA Latitude:69.90739 Longitude:-26.06787 GPS location Date/Time:04/21/2012 15:27:40 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7fIqc/69.90739N/26.06787W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? That about 2 million seals live in Greenland waters

TA Latitude:69.89958 Longitude:-25.79428 GPS location Date/Time:04/20/2012 14:59:58 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7edgP/69.89958N/25.79428W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? Did you ever see icebergs around Newfoundland and Labrador? Well about 10,000-15,000 icebergs breaks off of Greenland’s glaciers each year! Today’s Activity Ski Course In this activity, a teacher can set up … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:69.9147 Longitude:-25.49899 GPS location Date/Time:04/19/2012 14:53:39 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7d-Jg/69.9147N/25.49899W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? Do you think Greenland gets its name for how green the island is? Actual fact that it isn’t green! Over 80% of the island is covered with ice! This adds up to … Continue reading →

TA Latitude:69.94555 Longitude:-25.24744 GPS location Date/Time:04/18/2012 14:15:41 NDT Message:TA’s location on her Go for Greenland Ice Cap to Gunnbjørn Fjeld Expedition. Inspiring Big Dreams & Big Goals! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/7dK6K/69.94555N/25.24744W If the … Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day DID YOU KNOW? That the only month in the year in which Greenland’s average temperature is above freezing is July! Brrrrr Today’s Activity Everyone has dreams about exploring a new place somewhere in the world, … Continue reading →