Where to see the northern lights from August: Greenland

See Northern Lights It is one of the greatest spectacles that nature has in store for us.

But to enjoy it, you need to know when can you see the northern lights, that night sky with its fascinating dance of colors is really difficult to see and you need a combination of favorable circumstances.

First travel in the best time of the year al place of the globe where you are most likely to see them.

Once there, it is essential to enjoy a clear sky y clean of light pollution, and finally, have time, because it is almost impossible see a northern lights on the first try.

That is why you have to have that pinch of luck of being in the right place at the right time, and to the extent that you control as many variables as possible, you will have more options to live this incredible experience.

And, without a doubt, if there is a region of the world that gathers the adequate conditions to enjoy the northern lights show, that is Greenland. where it is not necessary to make a winter trip to see this impressive phenomenon of nature.

What are the ideal conditions to see the northern lights?

The Aurora borealis They are, probably, one of the most elusive natural phenomena to fully witness, but nevertheless when you manage to see them, it is a sensation that will never ever be erased from your mind.

In our trips to arctic areas We have been lucky enough to see them at different intensities, sometimes in a very subtle, almost imperceptible way, but on other occasions we have seen them with such intensity that your hair stands on end.

Although it must also be recognized that in some trip to arctic areas We have not been able to see them, especially because of the clouds, which are the great enemies when trying to live this experience.

If you travel in the middle of winter to areas with continuous snowfall, it is likely that the sky will be covered in clouds for several days in a row, or that when it clears, it will not be night, so you cannot see them.

To see those known as northern Lights, it is essential to go as far north as possible EarthWell, the aurora boreal It is the result of magnetic activity caused by the Earth's poles.

The problem is that being in the right place, many times that magnetic activity and with a night of clear skies.

The winter weather in the areas near the poles is characterized by heavy snowfall and few clear days, although on the other hand, a positive factor is that there are many hours of darkness.

And spring or early summer, which is when the weather is milder and there are more clear days, is the season of midnight Sun so that the sky does not get dark enough for it to be possible to see the auroras.

Best time to see the Northern Lights in Greenland

When considering making a trip to see the northern lightsWe always think about Nordic countries as Norway o Finland, which is also where we have seen them.

But after our trip to greenland At the beginning of last summer, we were able to verify that the ideal conditions to see them exist in this region of the northern hemisphere.

Furthermore, due to its geographical location, in the southern greenland is possible see the northern lights already from the end of summer, a time with still good weather, already dark and clear skies.

Specifically, the perfect moment is from mid-August and during the month of September.

Later the weather in this area of ​​the world becomes more severe and the waters of its fjords freeze, making it difficult to travel, conditions in which only the people Inuit has known how to survive since ancient times.

For those of you who don't know him, Greenland It is an autonomous region dependent on Denmark and it is the largest island in the world, if we do not count Australia, which is an entire continent.

It is an island between the American and European continents, covered by 80 percent of ice, and it is the territory with the lowest population density on the planet.

Skies without light pollution in Greenland

This geolocation makes the light pollution in Greenland is almost zero, but that's not all.

Taking the search for perfect conditions to the limit, cities in GreenlandAlthough some are actually small towns, they usually have some light from the houses.

But in our recent trip to greenland We discovered a place that is absolutely isolated, the Qaleraliq camp.

It is a camp that the tourism agency Polar Lands It is established during the summer, two hours by boat from any town, and is the perfect place to see the northern lights.

This is how you can check it by watching the video that heads these lines, which has been made in the camp Polar Lands Located in a unique enclave in front of a glacier, away from any type of light pollution.

If it is not the best place in the world, it is certainly among the best, because there you are guaranteed a no light pollution in the sky overnight.

We also leave you this other video that we made on our trip30, before the time of the northern lights, where you can see more images of the Qaleraliq camp, as well as other enclaves of Greenlandas Qassiarsuk o Tasiusaq.

How to travel to Greenland to see the Northern Lights

You have to know that Greenland It is a very special destination, because to visit it it is essential to do so with an agency that has its own infrastructure, as is the case of Polar Lands.

En Greenland There are no roads or hotels, and it is one of the few places in the world left where you cannot organize the trip yourself and you depend on doing it with an agency.

El trip to greenland what we did with Polar Lands It includes spending three days at the foot of the glacier, practically isolated from the world, without electricity, internet or any type of communication, beyond the satellite phones they have for possible emergencies.

It is an absolutely special place where you merge with nature for a few days enjoying the glacier, during which you take routes around the surroundings, and where you can see herds of reindeer in the wild.

For those of you who do not know, this agency has been founded by one of the most important arctic explorers in the world, Ramon Larramendi , and on the trip they try to give you an authentic exploration experience.

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