Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland (© Stefan Eisend/Alamy Stock Photo)

【November 5 2015】With fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, Ilulissat is the third-largest city in Greenland. And this ice-clogged marine passage, Ilulissat Icefjord, cuts past the town as it reaches into the Atlantic. The ice comes from Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, one of the few glaciers in Greenland to meet the ocean. As the ice comes into contact with the waters of Disko Bay on Greenland’s southwest coast, it creates the icefjord, a natural feature that is exactly what the name suggests — a fjord filled with ice. The calving glacier drops 35 cubic kilometers (aka a LOT) of ice into the sea every year. The icefjord is one of Ilulissat’s biggest tourist attractions, and cruises through the fjord are popular with visitors hardy enough to brave the cold.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..