Eiriksfjord

Greenland's great inland ice sheet blankets mountains and valleys beneath a vast expanse of snow and ice. Along its margins glaciers move toward the coast, where ice can break away into fjords and the sea. The ice-covered interior separates the island's settled coastal districts from one another, while exposed mountains and rocky ground appear around its edges. In the south, Norse farmers established settlements in the sheltered fjord country beyond this formidable inland barrier.