Greenland Ice Sheet Margin Greenland Journal: The margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The ice is flowing from the upper right to the lower left. As the ice gets closer to the coast it thins and crevasses form at the surface.	Nunatak Greenland Journal: A nunatak is an Inuit ("Eskimo") word for the mountains that stick up through the ice sheet.	LC-130 Greenland Journal: The Hercules LC-130 aircraft is the workhorse of polar research for the US program. The airplane has both wheels and skis so it can land directly on the snow. It has a large cargo bay (capable of carrying as much as 30,000 lbs of cargo).
Watson River, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Greenland Journal: The Watson River flows into the fjord carrying meltwater from the main Greenland Ice Sheet. The river clearly is capable of enormous force - it has carved this solid granite slab with ripple marks that are characteristic of flowing water.	Watson River ripple marks Greenland Journal: The ripple marks in the rock are clearly shown.	Ripple marks, Watson River, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Greenland Journal: Ripple marks carved into the solid rock by the
Lake Ferguson, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Greenland Journal: Lake Ferguson is one of many glacial lakes in the Kangerlussuaq Fjord in Western Greenland. The "Row Club" restaurant on the shores of L. Ferguson is the best place to get a good (and expensive) meal in Kangerlussuaq.	Kanger_glac The glacier at the head of the Kangerlussuaq fjord. The main Greenland Ice Sheet is above the glacier (in the clouds). This photo was taken from the window of a Dehavilland Twin Otter aircraft (a small twin-engine plane).