Tasiilaq, Greenland Jan 13, 2022

Tasiilaq, Greenland

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

palette

Today in History

Jan 13, 2018Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
Jan 13, 2019On the hunt
Jan 13, 2020Welcome to California
Jan 13, 2021Strolling across the Red Lagoon
Jan 13, 2023Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Jan 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
Jan 13, 2025Happy Welsh New Year!

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 1, 2019Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
Mar 9, 2025Daylight saving time begins
Apr 19, 2018Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
Aug 24, 2024Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
Oct 13, 2019Acadia transformed
Oct 30, 2025Camels at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Aug 29, 2021Notes from an underground lake
Jan 19, 2018Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
Apr 21, 2022First day of summer
Jan 9, 2024Balloon Ascension Day
Feb 14, 2020Two rocks and a heart spot
Jul 20, 2023International Moon Day
Sep 13, 2018They’re grrrape!
Nov 25, 2020A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
Jan 9, 2022Rice processing in Bangladesh
Feb 4, 2025Golden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam
Nov 11, 2023Veterans Day
Nov 1, 2023Native American Heritage Month
Jun 24, 2018The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
Aug 30, 2025International Whale Shark Day
Jun 14, 2023Flag Day
Nov 15, 2021Manatee Awareness Month
Dec 24, 2022Christmas Eve
Mar 1, 2018Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aug 30, 2018Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
Jun 15, 2020Surfer s paradise
Aug 31, 2023Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
Apr 7, 2020Once in a pink moon
Mar 21, 2021A glimpse of the Blue Forest
Sep 26, 2021World Rivers Day