A remote and desolate place, situated on the northern coast of Greenland lies Inuit Qeqertaat, also known as Kaffeklubben Island. This barren landscape of dark gray gravel seamlessly merges into the frozen sea ice beyond. Climate change researchers and National Geographic Explorers, Brian Buma and Jeff Kerby, along with their team set out on a journey to explore this intriguing region.
Among the harsh terrain they discovered a unique species of moss, Tortula mucronifolia, the world’s northernmost plant. Just a few inches away thrived an Arctic poppy, Papaver radicatum in this unforgiving environment. Meanwhile on the nearby mainland, Greenlandic archaeologist Aka Simonsen made an astounding discovery. She found a ring of ancient Inuit stones estimated to be roughly 700 years old. These archaeological remains could potentially be the northernmost found artifacts in the world, shedding light on the rich history of the Inuit people who once inhabited this land.
