SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
Wood Church, Greenland
Photograph by Peter Essick, National Geographic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Weather Photos
Erik the Red killed a man in Iceland over a trifle and worshipped Norse gods until the end, but at Qassiarsuk (above), site of his Greenland farm, there is a replica of the tiny wood church he built for his wife, who converted to Christianity. A wall kept out the livestock.
(Source: National Geographic)
DECEMBER 15, 2010
Polar Bear, Norway
Photograph by Michael Nolan, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Adventure Photos
A curious female polar bear approaches the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer in Svalbard, Norway.
(Source: National Geographic)
DECEMBER 21, 2010
Train Trip, Sweden
Photograph by Vytautas Serys, Your Shot
(Source: National Geographic)
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Winter Carnival, Saranac Lake, New York
Photograph by Mark Kurtz, Your Shot
(Source: National Geographic)
