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World’s Largest Iceberg No Obstacle
Passengers aboard Adventure Associates’ “Wonders of the Ross Sea” expedition can add another first to their list when they landed atop the world’s largest iceberg, B15a. The world record-holding* icebreaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov, forced a passage inside McMurdo Sound last week despite the dense pack ice corralled by the now-grounded B15a. The huge iceberg, the size […]
Fata Morgana and the Legend of Ultima Thule
Giant ice castles floating in mid-air, vast forests in the midst of ice floes and grotesque hairy dwarfs are among the many wonders to be found in the land of Ultima Thule – that is if you ask any of the 15th century explorers who returned with these fantastic tales. Ultima Thule is, of course, […]
Fata Morgana and the Legend of Ultima Thule
Giant ice castles floating in mid-air, vast forests in the midst of ice floes and grotesque hairy dwarfs are among the many wonders to be found in the land of Ultima Thule – that is if you ask any of the 15th century explorers who returned with these fantastic tales. Ultima Thule is, of course, […]
Fata Morgana and the Legend of Ultima Thule
Giant ice castles floating in mid-air, vast forests in the midst of ice floes and grotesque hairy dwarfs are among the many wonders to be found in the land of Ultima Thule – that is if you ask any of the 15th century explorers who returned with these fantastic tales. Ultima Thule is, of course, […]
Galapagos Au Go Go
Get amongst it on some of the wildest islands you can imagine.
Wrangel Island: Isolation, Desolation and Tragedy
– the latest ‘must-see’ polar travel destination. this story currently offline Grab Facts: Location: N71 o W180o – approximately 500 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle above Siberia. Sovereignty: Russia Area: 4,507 km2 – about twice the size of the ACT Nominal Capital: Ushakovskoye Permanent Population: about 100 Major Wildlife: Polar bears, Pacific Walrus, Arctic […]
