Greenland High Sea

The waters west of Greenland open into Davis Strait, between Greenland and Baffin Island. The West Greenland Current flows north along the eastern side of the strait, while sea ice varies with the seasons. On the Greenland shore, the fjords around Nuuk and Ameralik sheltered the farms of the Norse Western Settlement. The sea provided access to hunting grounds and a connection to the more southerly Eastern Settlement, across a coast of islands and deep inlets.