Remains of a plant
East Greenland is a remote and lonely part of the world. Its landscape consists of mountains and lakes and is enclosed in pack ice for most of the year. But in this magnificent wilderness, hikers discovered the rusting remains of a structure that dates back to a time when the area played a very important strategic role.
Remains of a plant
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A gas station for military aircraft
Amid the rocky peaks, on a shelf of land near an Eskimo camp called Ikateq, the United States had built an airstrip. It was designed as a refueling station for military aircraft flying from America to Europe during World War II. And it’s still there, slowly falling into the dirt.
A gas station for military aircraft
