The two parties began discussing how to change the agreement with Denmark and the U.S. about how much Greenland should receive in compensation for the U.S. airbase situated outside the town of Thule, in the north of the country.
The expedition was a dog sled journey along the unmapped north-west coast of Greenland from Upernavik to Cape York close to Thule.
In that, the northern region is culturally linked with the far north of Greenland, the Qaanaaq region.
Qaanaaq |
The same rules apply for transfers at Pituffik, a stopover necessary for flights from Savissivik to either Moriusaq or Qaanaaq.