Transport In Greenland
The transportation system in Greenland is very unusual in that Greenland has no railways, no inland waterways, and virtually no roads between towns. There are 150 km (90 mi) of roads in the whole country; 60 km (40 mi) of the roads are paved. Two towns are connected by a 4.5 km road, Ivittuut and Kangilinnguit; the rest are isolated. Historically the major means of transportation has been by boat around the coast in summer and by dog sled in winter, particularly in the north and east.
Read more about Transport In Greenland: Air Transport, Other
Famous quotes containing the words transport and/or greenland:
“One may disavow and disclaim vices that surprise us, and whereto our passions transport us; but those which by long habits are rooted in a strong and ... powerful will are not subject to contradiction. Repentance is but a denying of our will, and an opposition of our fantasies.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)
“I was the toast of two continents: Greenland and Australia.”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)