Unartoq Hot Springs
- Location
- Arsuk, Kujalleq, Greenland
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 7.6
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Unartoq Hot Springs near Arsuk in the Kujalleq municipality of southern Greenland flow from geothermal sources warmed by the residual heat of geological processes in the ancient Greenland Shield, creating natural thermal pools on a small island in the fjord landscape of the Ikerasassuaq strait where temperatures comfortable for bathing persist even as Arctic conditions prevail on the surrounding land and sea. The bicarbonate-rich spring water, reaching bathing temperatures in open-air pools exposed to the Arctic sky, attracts sea kayakers, expedition sailors, and adventure travellers who make the journey by boat through iceberg-strewn waters to soak in what must be one of the world's most dramatically situated natural thermal baths. The combination of geothermal warmth, Arctic wilderness, Greenlandic Inuit cultural heritage, and the possibility of bathing under the aurora borealis makes Unartoq an experience of exceptional and unforgettable contrast.