Call number:
AWI P8-04-0125
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: Preface. - llulissat Icefjord - a unique natural phenomenon. - llulissat - a modern town. - 4400 years of history. - The Inland Ice and the icefjord . - Sermeq Kujalleq - the fast glacier. - A rich fauna. - ln the spotlight of the world and science. - Protection and management. - Science born at the Inland Ice and the icefjord. - The period of discovery: 1700-1845. - Observations and theories: 1845-1950. - Modern glaciology from 1950. - Glacier surges. - The Inland Ice and glaciology. - Earlier glaciations. - Glaciation history in the llulissat area. - The Inland Ice from top to margin. - Portrait of Sermeq Kujalleq. - Calving. - Dynamics of Sermeq Kujalleq. - Dramatic break-up in 2002. - The icefjord. - The iceberg bank. - The land below and around the ice. -Drainage channels, troughs and fjords. - Moraine ridges, kame terraces and marginal deltas . - Land uplift. - Climate, darkness and light . - The nutrient-rich icefjord - and the profusion of life. - Marine plankton. - Fish and larger crustaceans. - Marine mammals. - Birds at the icefjord. - Land mammals. - Plants on rocky ground. - Traditional use of plants. - The land of the 'icefjord people'. - Palaeo-Eskimo settlements. - Thule people at the icefjord. - Rich archaeological finds. - Eqi - a settlement at the mouth of the icefjord . - Colonisation and the Napoleonic Wars (1800-1830). - Recovery, whale oil and edueation (1830-1850). - The exodus from Sermermiut and the tuberculosis epidemic (1850-1890). - Halibut for export (1890-1930). - World war, reform and centralisation (1930-1960). - 96 Shrimp bonanza, population explosion and tourism (1960-2000). -Hunting mammals, fish and birds. - Recreational hunting. - Professional hunting. - Fishing methods, tackle and localities. - llulissat today. - Supplementary reading. - Epilogue. - Box 1: The Earth and the ice. - Box 2: 150 years of exploration. - Box 3a: Climate archives in the Inland Ice. - Box 3b: The unstable ice age. - Box 3c: Close-up of the Icefjord. - Box 4: Kaneling. -Box 5: Bubbles and glacier ice. - Box 6: Icebergs. - Box 7: When the ice advances and retreats. - Box 8: Fish species in the area. - Box 9: Lichens in the llulissat area. - Box 10: Faith and story-telling tradition. - Box 11: Halibut, hunger and survival. - Box 12: Knud Rasmussen's great expeditions.
Description / Table of Contents:
At the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee in the summer of 2004, Ilulissat Icefjord was included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The icefjord is one of the first natural phenomena in the Arctic to find its place on this prestigious list, which includes numerous world famous localities. The icefjord has been accpeted because of its unique glaciological characteristics and its magnificient scenic beauty.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
116 S.
ISBN:
8778711363
Language:
English
Branch Library:
AWI Library
