Greenland, despite its name, is a notoriously frosty island. Eighty percent of its sprawling land area is covered by a thick sheet of ice. The capital city, Nuuk, near its southern tip, averages around 16 Fahrenheit during the winter. The territory’s northern region, though, can approach -60 at its coldest.

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.