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Attempts to tap ‘frozen capital’ The majority of the world’s freshwater is locked up in glaciers and ice caps, primarily in Antarctica and Greenland; each year up to 300 billion tons of water melt from the Greenlandic ice sheet, per the territory’s government.
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
Greenland, the world’s largest island, is known for its ice sheets, polar fjords, and strategic location between North America and Europe.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
Then came the rise of luxury polar-class vessels like the Viking's Polaris and Octantis expedition ships, which can simultaneously navigate thick ice sheets while swaddling its passengers with the comforts and amenities of a five-star resort.
—Jillian Dara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
It's also covered by a massive ice sheet that's some two miles thick at some points.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
Greenland, the world’s largest island, is known for its ice sheets, polar fjords, and strategic location between North America and Europe.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
Then came the rise of luxury polar-class vessels like the Viking's Polaris and Octantis expedition ships, which can simultaneously navigate thick ice sheets while swaddling its passengers with the comforts and amenities of a five-star resort.
—Jillian Dara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
It's also covered by a massive ice sheet that's some two miles thick at some points.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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