Northern lights over a stranded boat in Tasiilaq, Greenland
Northern lights over a stranded boat in Tasiilaq, Greenland (© Shane P. White/Minden Pictures)
Northern lights aglow
It's said that Erik the Red gave Greenland its deceptively pleasant name to draw unwitting settlers to the snowy subcontinent. The Viking leader wasn't totally fibbing, though: Greenland can turn pretty darn green when the aurora borealis gives the glaciers a glow-up.
© Shane P. White/Minden Pictures