Nuuk, Greenland Jan 6, 2026

Nuuk, Greenland

Picture a city where your daily commute offers views of fjords, drifting ice, and the Northern Lights. That"s everyday life in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland—a small yet spirited Arctic hub blending Inuit heritage with Nordic modernity. Founded in 1728 by Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede, it began as a small settlement called Godthaab—"Good Hope."

© nevereverro/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jan 6, 2019A winter wonderland in Northeast China
Jan 6, 2020Have fun storming the castle
Jan 6, 2021Travels to the Oregon deep
Jan 6, 2022Kochelsee in Bavaria
Jan 6, 2023Black Fell in England s Lake District
Jan 6, 2024Apple Tree Day
Jan 6, 2025Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jul 6, 2019Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
Jun 10, 2020The Millennium at 20
Jun 19, 2023Juneteenth
Nov 22, 2018Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
Sep 1, 2021It s National Mushroom Month!
Aug 24, 2019Get the bear facts
Jan 8, 2021Take this for a spin...
Dec 19, 2019Winter at Valley Forge
Mar 29, 2019A place called ‘Peace’ in India
Sep 17, 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 12, 2023Farmers Day
Dec 18, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Jul 14, 2018Does this shark have an Irish accent?
May 4, 2024Star Wars Day
Jun 7, 2022Haaga Rhododendron Park
Feb 14, 2020Two rocks and a heart spot
Jan 2, 2019Tesla, the visionary
Feb 8, 2018The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
Feb 27, 2023International Polar Bear Day
Aug 1, 2022Hawai i Volcanoes National Park at 106
Feb 14, 2021An oceanic valentine
Mar 16, 2023Panda Day
Mar 28, 2026African buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Nov 29, 2025Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
Mar 7, 2019March of the flowers
Aug 2, 2018The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
Apr 8, 2018It’s Draw a Bird Day
Jun 3, 2026World Bicycle Day
Apr 3, 2024Find a Rainbow Day
Mar 20, 2023Spring equinox