Qallussuaq (Circus Lake) Under Low Clouds
Low clouds cling to the granite cliffs of Quassussuaq (Danish: Lille Malene) above the still, green waters of the lake Qallussuaq, known in Danish as Cirkussøen, or "Circus Lake" in English.
Photos from Greenland

Low clouds cling to the granite cliffs of Quassussuaq (Danish: Lille Malene) above the still, green waters of the lake Qallussuaq, known in Danish as Cirkussøen, or "Circus Lake" in English.

Traffic moves along the sunlit roads of Eqalugalinnguanut and Issortarfimmut, with the mountain Sermitsiaq to the left and Quassussuaq (Lille Malene) in the middle.

A spring day at Quassussuaq (Lille Malene) with the partly snow-covered Ukkusissaq (Store Malene) in the background.

An evening view of Nuuk taken from the slopes of Quassussuaq (Lille Malene) on a January evening. The city’s lights, including the harbor and the illuminated airport runway, glow against the dark fjord.

A view from the mountain Quassussuaq, looking north east across the Nuup Kangerlua on an overcast afternoon in early May 2025.