# Beaches in Greenland? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 31, 2008, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaches-in-greenland/458336 "2008-07-31T09:03:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaches-in-greenland/458336/1 "2008-07-31T09:03:03Z")
As we are told that Global Warming is taking place, one would assume that foremrly-frigid Greenland ought to be heating up. So, how are the beaches in Greenland? Are they warm enough now for swimming? Should we all be buying waterfront property there? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaches-in-greenland/458336/2 "2008-07-31T09:45:08Z")
I just checked the forecast for tomorrow by the Danish Weather Service and it seems as if \*\*Nanortalik \*\* on the southern tip is gonna get a whopping high 50F by midday. I wouldn’t set out for the beach, but obviously YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaches-in-greenland/458336/3 "2008-07-31T10:17:28Z")
Well - we’ve had temperatures in the mid-to-upper 20.ies (centigrades) for the last few days here in Iceland (close enough, I figure). But the North Atlantic is still pretty chilly 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaches-in-greenland/458336/4 "2008-07-31T10:20:50Z")
There is at least one global warming model around a few years ago that postulated the following: 1. melting ice cap - more fresh water in N. Atlantic 2. alteration in N. Atlantic density and salinity stops formation of North Atlantic Deep Water. (Dense water in N. Atlantic stops sinking) 3. Hi Opal 4. Cessation of Gulf stream waters moving to North Atlantic 5. Regional cooling in North Atlantic Quick wikipedia article here: [North Atlantic Deep Water - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_Deep_Water) Don’t buy any beachfront property yet. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaches-in-greenland/458336/5 "2008-07-31T11:44:58Z")
Is this a serious question? Do you really think global warming is having such an immediate drastic effect? ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaches-in-greenland/458336/6 "2008-07-31T23:13:41Z")
How about Iceland-does it ever get warm enough to go to the beach there? ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaches-in-greenland/458336/7 "2008-07-31T23:19:13Z")
I don’t know about beaches, but [the effects are drastic enough for strawberries](http://www.denmark.dk/en/servicemenu/News/ScienceAndITNews/Archives2007/InGreenlandGlobalWarmingAlsoHasAnUpside.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beaches-in-greenland/458336/8 "2008-07-31T23:41:14Z")
[QUOTE=ralph124c] How about Iceland-does it ever get warm enough to go to the beach there? [/QUOTE] I don’t know if you would call them traditional beaches but Iceland has plenty of natural warm water places to bathe and swim in. They are quite popular with natives and tourists as well. > **[Stock Photos and Travel Photography by Tommy Huynh](https://tommyimages.com/)** > > This website sells stock photos from around the world including Cuba, Israel, Iceland, Tanzania, Canada, and other countries. [http://tommyimages.com/Stock\_Photos/Scandinavia/Iceland/Geothermal\_Springs\_Geysers/index.html](http://tommyimages.com/Stock_Photos/Scandinavia/Iceland/Geothermal_Springs_Geysers/index.html)