Rodefjord, Rolige Glacier

Flying the flag

MV Rembrandt van Rijn flying the Greenland courtesy flag by the toe of the Rolige Brae Glacier, Rodefjord, Scoresby Sund, Greenland. (A courtesy flag is flown by a visiting ship in foreign waters as a token of respect). The white stripe at the top represents the glaciers and ice cap, which cover more than 80% of the island; the red stripe at the bottom depicts the ocean; the red semicircle, the sun, with its bottom part sunk in the ocean; and the white semicircle, the icebergs and pack ice. The design is also reminiscent of the setting sun half-submerged below the horizon and reflected on the sea.

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