Description

Greenland & North Pole Map

The Greenland & North Pole Map from ITMB features Greenland in 1:3,000,000 scale on one side, and the Arctic  north of 60′ latitude at 1:9,000,000 scale.

The map of Greenland has elevation coloring for the coastal areas, with spot heights also shown in the interior. Main settlements are marked and the map shows local airfields and heliports, as well as ferry connections along the south-western coastline. The map is indexed and has latitude and longitude lines at intervals of 3° and 6° respectively. Also included are notes on various aspects of Greenland’s history, geography, climate, places of interest etc.

On the reverse is a political map of the Arctic Sea and the North Circumpolar Region from Natural Resources Canada, the country’s topographic survey organization. The map covers an area north of 55º of latitude, with countries presented in different colors against the surrounding seas which have bathymetric colouring. Relief shading shows the terrain on land and the sea bed, where ridges and basin are named. Glaciated areas are indicated and the map shows both the limit of permanent polar sea ice (from 1972 to 2007) and the tree line on land. Latitude lines are drawn at intervals of 5º, with longitude at 10º.

Published: 2019