An inaccessible place
But the inaccessibility of the site is largely responsible for its legacy remaining visible to anyone fortunate enough to find it. Indeed, everything the Americans used to build Bluie East Two had to be shipped in.
Trees are rare, if not nonexistent, in eastern Greenland, so wood had to be transported by ferry. But that also meant that when it was time to leave, nothing was wanted to be taken from the site.
It’s not just the buildings that were left behind. Almost everything was abandoned. And now, hundreds of barrels litter the ground. These containers were used to refuel the planes, and some of them still contain fuel in their rusted shells.
All in all, it’s definitely a strange sight to find in the middle of nowhere. Today, alongside the barrels, huge pieces of machinery can be found. They would have been used to construct the airstrip, which was the heart of Bluie East Two.