Greenland, a nation of glaciers

The village of Ilulissat is seen near the icebergs that broke off from the Jakobshavn Glacier in Ilulissat, Greenland, July 24, 2013.

As sea levels around the globe rise, researchers affilitated with the National Science Foundation and other organizations are studying the phenomena of the melting glaciers and its long-term ramifications.

The warmer temperatures that have had an effect on the glaciers in Greenland also have altered the ways in which the local populace farm, fish, hunt and even travel across land.

Read on for more photos of the life and environment of this remote, arctic country.

Ottilie Olsen and Adam Olsen (L) pose for a picture in Qeqertaq, Greenland, July 20, 2013.

Greenland has one of the smallest populations in the world, with about 58,000 residents.

Fisherman, Inunnguaq Petersen, hunts for seal as he waits for fish to catch on the line he put out near icebergs that broke off from the Jakobshavn Glacier in Ilulissat, Greenland, July 22, 2013.

The warmer temperatures that have had an effect on the glaciers in Greenland have altered the ways in which the local population farms, fishes, hunts and even travels across land.

A full moon is seen over an iceberg that broke off from the Jakobshavn Glacier in Ilulissat, Greenland, July 23, 2013.

Sarah Das from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution walks though a surface meltwater lake on the Glacial Ice Sheet, Greenland, July 16, 2013.

She is part of a team of scientists that is using Global Positioning System sensors to closely monitor the evolution of the surface lakes and the motion of the surrounding ice sheet.

Drying fish hang from a wall in Qeqertaq, Greenland, July 20, 2013.

Fishing is the top industry in the country and accounts for nearly 90% of Greenland's exports.

A full moon is seen over icebergs that broke off from the Jakobshavn Glacier in Ilulissat, Greenland, July 23, 2013.

Kaalinnquaq Olsuig and his wife, Karoline Olsuig, ride in a boat past icebergs that broke off from the Jakobshavn Glacier in Ilulissat, Greenland, July 20, 2013.

People watch as fireworks are launched during a wedding party in Qeqertaq, Greenland, July 20, 2013.

Homes are seen on the barren landscape of Ilulissat, Greenland, July 24, 2013.

Part of the glacial ice sheet that covers about 80 percent of the country is seen, July 17, 2013.

Kurt Burnham, President and CEO of the High Arctic Institute holds a Peregrine Falcon chick as he studies the possible effects climate change has on bird populations in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, July 10, 2013.

A person walks through the village in Qeqertaq, Greenland, July 20, 2013.

Fisherman, Nikolaj Sandgreen, prepares to head out for a fishing trip in Ilulissat, Greenland, July 22, 2013.

A feast of raindeer, whale, seal and other items in Qeqertaq, Greenland, July 20, 2013.

Scientist Ian Joughin of the University of Washington documents a meltwater stream on the Glacial Ice Sheet, Greenland, July 16, 2013.

Joughin and fellow scientist, Sarah Das, from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution uncovered a plumbing system for the ice sheet, where meltwater can penetrate thick, cold ice and accelerate some of the large-scale summer movements of the ice sheet.

People dance during a wedding party in Qeqertaq, Greenland, July 20, 2013.

A beaded pin of two newlyweds is seen on a dinner plate in Qeqertaq, Greenland, July 20, 2013.

Newlyweds, Adam Olsen (L) and Ottilie Olsen kiss as they stand on chairs in Qeqertaq, Greenland, July 20, 2013.

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