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Upernavik

The cemetery at Upernavik sits on top of a hill and looks out to the sea (as do all Inuit cemeteries). Because of permafrost the coffins are above ground and cemented in. This can only be done in the short summer season so the cement mixer pragmatically stays on site.

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38 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Nice series Gudrun.
6 days ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Jaap van 't Veen:

Many thanks, Jaap!
6 days ago ( translate )

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

A very poignant scene. I love the storm clouds. All the best, Joe
5 days ago

Gudrun replied to Joe, Son of the Rock:

Thank you so much, Joe!
5 days ago

Léopold said:

Il est magnifique ce cimetière du Groenland avec brouettes assorties en plus !
5 days ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Léopold:

Merci bien, Léopold!
5 days ago ( translate )

Percy Schramm said:

Beeindruckende Aufnahmen -. auch mit dem bunten Blumenschmuck als Hingucker. Wünsche Dir ein schönes Wochenende, Gudrun !
5 days ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Percy Schramm:

Schönen Dank, Norbert! Alles Plastikblumen, was anderes geht dort gar nicht...
5 days ago ( translate )

christel.k said:

ein Friedhof mit besonders schöner Aussicht!
aber wie kommt der Besucher dorthin, zu Fuß?
5 days ago ( translate )

Heidiho said:

Auf Spitzbergen mussten bis vor einigen Jahren Bewohner, die das 70. Lebensjahr überschritten hatten, die Insel verlassen. Es hieß dann „Auf Spitzbergen ist Sterben verboten“.

Gleicher Hintergrund wie auf Grönland ... der Permafrostboden macht "richtige" Gräber unmöglich.
5 days ago ( translate )

Jo WaLo said:

Irgendwie gruselig :-o
5 days ago ( translate )

Don Sutherland said:

Remarkable capture.
5 days ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

love this series Gudrun

and thanks foe all your stars on my nordic saga:)
5 days ago

Annemarie said:

would love to be there because right now here I am melting......:(
5 days ago

Keith Burton said:

Such a poignant little series Gudrun......and a really unusual cemetery. It's so colourful and cheery.....very different from what I'm used to seeing.

I'd never even considered the problem of burying bodies when the ground is to hard to dig graves, but the method used here makes perfect sense when you think about it.

A lovely set of photos..!!
5 days ago
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