Point 660, Observation point on the Greenland Ice Sheet in Qeqqata municipality, Greenland.
Point 660 provides visitors with direct access to the Greenland Ice Sheet, where they can walk on compacted snow and ice that reaches depths exceeding 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) in its central areas.
The Greenland Ice Sheet at Point 660 has accumulated over millions of years through the gradual compression of snow, gases, dust, and water, forming one of Earth's two remaining continental ice sheets.
The location serves as an important educational site for understanding glaciology and Arctic climate research, with scientists regularly studying ice sheet dynamics and environmental changes at this observation point.
Access to Point 660 typically requires participation in organized Arctic tours with local operators, and visitors should bring appropriate cold weather clothing and equipment due to the extreme temperatures and remote conditions.
The site offers visitors the rare opportunity to stand directly on an active ice sheet that flows continuously toward the sea, demonstrating the dynamic nature of glacial formations over geological time.
Location: Qeqqata
Address: 5X23+W57, Greenland
GPS coordinates: 67.15202,-50.04785
Latest update: November 28, 2025 18:05
This collection presents locations in the polar and subpolar regions of the Northern Hemisphere where aurora borealis can be observed. The sites included lie within the auroral zone, where geomagnetic activity regularly produces natural light displays in the night sky. The list encompasses various landscape types, including national parks, geothermal areas, mountains, islands, fjords, and arctic territories. In Iceland, Þingvellir National Park offers a tectonic rift valley setting for aurora viewing, while the black sand beaches of Vík and the geothermal zone of Mývatn provide different natural backdrops. Mount Kirkjufell near Grundarfjörður is frequently photographed with northern lights overhead. In Scandinavia, the auroral zones of Tromsø and Kiruna, the Lofoten Islands, North Cape, Abisko National Park, and arctic stations in Finland such as Kakslauttanen, Levi, and Rovaniemi provide access to viewing areas at varying latitudes. North America contributes the Fairbanks area in Alaska and Denali National Park to this collection. Greenland offers observation points from the ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq and the fjord region around Nuuk. These locations span latitudes between 60 and 70 degrees north, where auroral displays occur most frequently during the dark months.
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