Greenland Sea

The Greenland Sea meets the waters north of Iceland, where the long Langanes peninsula points toward the Arctic. Cold currents carry ice south along Greenland, and changing winds can bring it close to Iceland's northern coast. Sea ice can enter fishing grounds and the routes used by ships, sometimes reaching bays and fjords. At Fontur, the tip of Langanes, steep cliffs face the open sea and the weather of this exposed northern passage.