Herbert Island, to the right, Qaanaaq, October 23, 2011, taken from our house. Another ‘awful’ view!
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Herbert Island, to the right, Qaanaaq, October 23, 2011, taken from our house. Another ‘awful’ view!
Was ‘HERBERT’ its name in Greenlandic as well? They must have had trouble pronouncing it! ••• And it just dawned on me where your fascination with palindromes may have come from – QAANAAQ !!
Hi Dave! The Greenlandic name is Qeqertarsuaq which is a popular place name in Greenland. However, I think there are some connections to the British explorer Wally Herbert. He and his wife and child (I think, can’t quite remember) lived there in the early 70s. Marie Herbert’s book “The Snow People” was published in 1973 and covers their life there. I read the book while in Greenland. 😉 As for the Palindrome, confession… if you hadn’t mentioned it I would have missed that one! 🙂