Iceberg Cam, Disko Bay
Icebergs the size of buildings drifting out of the world’s most productive glacier, in 4K.
About this view
Ilulissat is simply the Greenlandic word for icebergs, and this camera shows why. It looks out over the water that collects the ice from Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the fastest-moving glaciers on Earth: the fjord just south of town discharges around 35 cubic kilometres of ice a year, roughly a tenth of everything that calves off Greenland.
The bergs arrive as a slow parade, and some of them are the size of apartment blocks. Many run aground on the shallow sill at the mouth of the fjord and sit there for weeks until they break up or float free; others roll over without warning, which is the moment regular viewers wait for. In summer humpback and minke whales work the same water between them.
Greenland here runs two hours behind UTC, one in summer. The town sits about 300 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, so this 24/7 live cam swings between extremes: from late May to late July the sun never sets and the ice glows all night, while around the winter solstice it never rises at all — a long blue dusk, with the aurora above it on clear nights.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Iceberg Cam, Disko Bay live cam located?
- The camera looks over Ilulissat, Greenland, in Greenland. Its position is 69.220°N, 51.099°W, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Iceberg Cam, Disko Bay camera?
- Ilulissat, Greenland runs on UTC−1, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near Ilulissat, Greenland?
- Yes — the closest ones are Dublin's Temple Bar, Levi Ski Resort, Lapland and Abbey Road Crossing. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this webcam really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by afarTV, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every webcam in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
