• Ittoqqortoormiit is located at 70°North on the central coast of East Greenland, putting it well within the Arctic Circle. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
  • PLA12-24 The East Greenland - Scoresby Sund cruise crosses the Arctic Circle into the home waters of multiple species of whale. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
  • All Off-road Expeditions end in Worlds biggest city above the Arctic Circle: Murmansk. (4x4murmansk.com)
  • Visit Grimsey Island, located above the Arctic Circle, and features impressive cliffs teeming with nesting seabirds including charismatic puffins. (auroraexpeditions.com.au)
  • Iceland, with its northern shore just two miles shy of the Arctic Circle, is located in one of the toughest marine environments in the world, the North Atlantic Ocean. (expeditionnews.com)
  • At 800 - 1000 km north of the Arctic Circle, the Dolgans are the northernmost nomads in the world. (arcticrussiatravel.com)
  • One of the most diverse Arctic regions, with soaring mountains and stunning fjords around Baffin Island, the Arctic Circle, the heroic routes of the early explorers and on top of this there is some of the Arctic best wildlife opportunities. (iexpedition.com)
  • Positioned at 78◦N and 15◦E above the Arctic Circle, 22◦ latitude shy of the North Pole, we faced the Samarinbreen Glacier. (goworldtravel.com)
  • This case study was carried out in April 2015 during the N-ICE2015 expedition in the area of the Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard. (awi.de)
  • This summer environmentally minded and eco-friendly travelers have a unique opportunity to embark on an exciting 12-day polar exploration to the Svalbard archipelago and islands of the Arctic Ocean aboard the M/V Prince Albert II , Silversea's luxury expedition ship. (monaco-consulate.com)
  • This fantastic trip leaves Longyearbyen, a town in the north of Norway's Arctic island of Spitsbergen, part of the renowned Svalbard archipelago. (npexpeditions.com)
  • Greetings from Longyearbyen, the administrative hub of Svalbard and the location of our Arctic expedition's beginning. (npexpeditions.com)
  • The largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, Spitsbergen, will circulate during this expedition. (npexpeditions.com)
  • Join an epic Arctic expedition in Norway's Svalbard Archipelago to see the beauty of nature with icebergs, polar bears and Beluga whales. (goworldtravel.com)
  • The international expedition team of 17 knowledgeable, rugged men and women choose to live in Longyearbyen, on Norway 's Svalbard Archipelago. (goworldtravel.com)
  • We spent five days in Oslo, Norway's sophisticated capital before our flight to Longyearbyen, the gateway for all tourists going on Svalbard expeditions. (goworldtravel.com)
  • Our co-founder and chief scientist Kevin Whilden, is now in Greenland on a one-in-a-lifetime expedition. (sea-trees.org)
  • Greenland is the perfect place to hold an expedition like this because it allows us to see climate change almost in real time. (sea-trees.org)
  • The Greenland ice cap, for example, contains enough water, were it to melt, to raise sea levels globally by around twenty-three feet, and the Arctic permafrost contains enough carbon, were it to be released, to increase atmospheric concentrations of CO2 by ninety parts per million (as of June 2018 it stands at 409.25 parts per million). (nybooks.com)
  • It was not our intention to discover a new island," said Morten Rasch, polar explorer and head of the Arctic Station research facility in Greenland. (sky.com)
  • However, mass melting in the region due to climate change has sparked friction among Arctic states like Canada, the US, Russia, Norway, and Greenland, as they jostle for control of new shipping routes and fishing rights. (sky.com)
  • but the Eskimo comprise of various groups including the Inuit of Greenland, northern Canada and northern Alaska and we have the Yupik of western Alaska and the eastern coastal regions of the Russian Federation and we have the Aleut which live along the Aleutian Chain. (cdc.gov)
  • In remote regions of North American Arctic and Greenland and the Russian Federation, many of these indigenous peoples live in very small, isolated communities. (cdc.gov)
  • These routes and regions have been carefully selected because we believe them to showcase the very best of what the Russian Arctic has to offer. (arcticrussiatravel.com)
  • This is the part of the Russian Arctic that borders Norway. (arcticrussiatravel.com)
  • This article proposes a view of the Allaikhovskii district (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)) located in the Russian Arctic as a "laboratory" in which various actors (the state, regional authorities, local communities) have been actively working on the production of food security. (berghahnjournals.com)
  • The Arctic Sunrise was the base of operations for Greenpeace activists known as the Arctic 30, who were detained by Russian authorities for months after they protested a Russian Arctic drilling platform. (greenpeace.org)
  • It is now a preserved Russian Arctic National Park, with restricted access to preserve its ecosystems and wildlife. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • At the same time, the Northeast Passage, from Russia's Far East to Scandinavia, drew adventurers from safe harbors into the high Russian Arctic, in search of fortune and fame. (quark-expeditions.com)
  • An Azimuthal projection showing the Arctic Ocean and the North Pole. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The North Pole is defined as one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation meets the Earth's surface (the other being the South Pole , diametrically opposite). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • At the North Pole all directions point south. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • While the South Pole lies on a continental land mass, the North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • One of the earliest expeditions to set out with the explicit intention of reaching the North Pole was that of British naval officer William Edward Parry, who in 1827 reached latitude 82° 45' North. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The last stage took them through the central Arctic Ocean and the Polarstern also reached the North Pole. (skepticalscience.com)
  • Choose an icebreaker expedition if you want to reach the highest latitudes, including the North Pole. (quark-expeditions.com)
  • Within the framework of the Arctic expedition, for the first time in the history of the Russian Navy, … a flight to the polar region with refueling in the air of a pair of MiG-31 fighters with the passage of the geographic point of the North Pole was carried out," he said. (russiadaily.news)
  • In turn, Arctic comes from the Greek word arktikos, which means "of the bear," in reference to the northern constellation called Osa Menor, in which is the Polar Star, marking the North Pole. (teachingscienceteachers.com)
  • Shedding light on the future of the world, the expedition team carried out scientific research for 14 different projects at sampling points in the Barents Sea. (seobrooz.com)
  • Epic 100km ski expedition from the "Three-Border Cairn", the place where the border of Norway, Russia, and Finland meet, to the Barents Sea in the north! (bookfinnmark.com)
  • Arctic Outlaws offers a 7-night ski expedition covering 100 km from the Three-Border Cairn, the meeting point of Norway, Russia, and Finland, to the Barents Sea. (bookfinnmark.com)
  • This archipelago of 192 flat islands is an ideal lookout point across the Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • Navigating the icy channels of the High Arctic, follow in the footsteps of legendary explorers who braved the unknown to seek the fabled sea route to Asia. (quarkexpeditions.com)
  • You will be tracing the steps taken by early polar explorers, whalers, and scientific expeditions. (npexpeditions.com)
  • The 21st-century explorers are being led by Army Lt. Col. Henry Worsley , a descendant of Frank Worsley, Shackleton's skipper on the Endurance, the ship used in a following Polar expedition. (expeditionnews.com)
  • Anomalies are scattered throughout the recordings of early Arctic and Antarctic explorers. (luisprada.com)
  • Nineteenth century Arctic explorers referred to great a fresh water sea and warming temperatures the further north they explored. (luisprada.com)
  • Explorers have been attempting to transit the Northeast Passage through the High Arctic since the 16th century. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • Legendary Arctic explorers Sir James Clark Ross, who located the northern magnetic pole in 1831 and Sir William Edward Parry, who set a record in 1827 for the Farthest North exploration serve as footnotes in the context of the Arctic's most prolific scientist, Peter Wadhams, professor emeritus, University of Cambridge, with more than 50 expeditions to the world's poles under his belt. (countercurrents.org)
  • Murmansk region in Arctic Russia is simply like no where else on planet Earth, so expect everything on our amazing off-road expeditions! (4x4murmansk.com)
  • He also led a group of Vikings on a land expedition to Russia, where they traded and established friendly relations with the local Slavic tribes. (viking.style)
  • This scenic tour will take you through taiga forest, frozen lakes, treeless plateaus in the border region of Norway, Russia, and Finland. (bookfinnmark.com)
  • The scale and volume of the methane release has astonished the head of the Russian research team who has been surveying the seabed of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf off northern Russia for nearly 20 years. (independent.co.uk)
  • In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Igor Semiletov of the International Arctic Research Centre at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, who led the 8th joint US-Russia cruise of the East Siberian Arctic seas, said that he has never before witnessed the scale and force of the methane being released from beneath the Arctic seabed. (independent.co.uk)
  • This all-inclusive 28-Night Northwest Passage expedition departs from Anadyr, Russia and sails to Tromsø, Norway. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • These islands are an archipelago in the Extreme North of Russia with Arctic fox, lemming, and an abundance of birdlife. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • When Dr. Wadhams recently sailed north of the Bering Sea, which divides Russia from Alaska, he found temps of 17°C (62.6°F) and 11°C (51.8°F) in the Arctic Ocean. (countercurrents.org)
  • In collaboration with scientists, technicians, and composer Thies Mynther, Adnan & Nina Softić have developed a hybrid between a sonification device and a musical instrument that emits data from the Arctic as sound. (udk-berlin.de)
  • Nature with coldness, wind, and ice determines when and how marine scientists may reach certain regions. (awi.de)
  • TUBITAK, Naval Forces Command, General Directorate of Meteorology, Anadolu Agency, research institutes, universities and the research team consisting of foreign scientists who participated in the expedition within the scope of bilateral cooperation, with the 62-meter Norwegian-flagged research ship "PolarXplorer", which had living spaces for about 1 month, and 81 It reached the sea ice line at degrees north latitude. (seobrooz.com)
  • Of course, the polar regions have very different meanings for scientists. (seobrooz.com)
  • The scientists, who were carrying out their routine work at the 11th sampling point at 80.1 latitude, had to interrupt their work in the first hour of the sampling, when 2 polar bears approached the ship. (seobrooz.com)
  • These doomsayers are fueled by a number of scientists (usually Arctic observational specialists) who continue to express concern - due to an increasing number of troubling, if not yet catastrophic, rumblings coming from the Arctic carbon store. (blogspot.com)
  • This is one of the results that scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association brought back from the 26th Arctic expedition of the research vessel Polarstern. (skepticalscience.com)
  • Joint Arctic Scientific Middle-ocean ridge Insight Expedition (JASMInE)" project was proposed by Chinese scientists with a broad international participant from 8 countries. (image-create.ca)
  • I'm stoked to be participating in the Blockchain x Climate Change Expedition with a colorful cast of like-minded entrepreneurs, artists, and scientists. (sea-trees.org)
  • But as Mark Serreze explains in Brave New Arctic , until the 2000s many scientists working in the Arctic, including himself, were having a tough time finding conclusive evidence that humans were having an impact on the region's climate. (nybooks.com)
  • Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane - a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide - have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region. (independent.co.uk)
  • Scientists estimate that there are hundreds of millions of tons of methane gas locked away beneath the Arctic permafrost, which extends from the mainland into the seabed of the relatively shallow sea of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf. (independent.co.uk)
  • Scientists believe this 30m island of mud, soil and rocks is the world's northernmost point of land. (sky.com)
  • A dedicated team of Turkish scientists recently concluded a successful month-long journey as part of the third National Arctic Scientific Expedition. (onedio.co)
  • Students in a classroom in the rural U.S., for example, can learn about the Arctic by following the expedition of a team of scientists in the region, read scientists' blog posting, view photos email questions to the scientists, and even talk live with the scientists via video-conference. (collaaj.com)
  • The team completed all their scientific work by sampling and measuring at 28 station points. (seobrooz.com)
  • The work of the scientific team, marine and life sciences, ecosystem adapted to the Arctic Ocean, fish and sea creatures, phytoplankton sampling, determination of pollutants in the sea, monitoring of seawater physical parameters, atmospheric pollution observations in the marine area, meteorological observations, new trade routes to the environment. (seobrooz.com)
  • Coordinator of the 3rd National Arctic Scientific Research Expedition, who led the test studies for the project created by putting the fibers obtained from the sycamore fruit into the pouches. (seobrooz.com)
  • The Catlin Arctic Survey has generated quite a bit of discussion , more because of the difficulties they have faced than because of the scientific merit of their expedition. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • The water temperature at a depth of ten metres was three degrees Celsius - that is how much the sun had heated the ice-free water surface," says Prof. Dr. Ursula Schauer, scientific head of the leg through the central Arctic. (skepticalscience.com)
  • He has participated more than 10 scientific expeditions in the Arctic Ocean. (image-create.ca)
  • He served as the coordinator of the "Joint Arctic Scientific Middle-ocean ridge Insight Expedition (JASMInE)" and the "Arctic Deep Observation for Multi-sphere Cycling (ADOMIC)" project that is part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). (image-create.ca)
  • It was not until around 1996, when oceanographers circulated a letter urging coordinated study of the changing Arctic, that the scientific community began making a concerted effort to understand what was happening there. (nybooks.com)
  • Coordinated by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye - Marmara Research Center (TÜBITAK MAM), the expedition conducted extensive research at 28 different station points in the Arctic region.Throughout their voyage, the team engaged in various scientific activities, including studying ecosystem adaptation in the Arctic Ocean, collecting phytoplankton samples, identifying marine pollutants, monitoring seawater's physical parameters, observing atmospheric pollution, and conducting meteorological assessments. (onedio.co)
  • Steeped in polar history, the Russian High Arctic offers the rare opportunity to travel to remote archipelagos, including Severnaya Zemlya. (quarkexpeditions.com)
  • On this adventure combining our Iceland: Encircling a Land of Fire and Ice and Spitsbergen: Realm of the Ice Bear voyages, we explore Iceland in the Low Arctic before venturing Spitsbergen in the High Arctic. (auroraexpeditions.com.au)
  • We intend to explore every aspect of this amazing High Arctic region along the route. (npexpeditions.com)
  • The High Arctic Explorer expedition is characterized by fascinating geography wildlife, culture, and ecological and conservation issues. (adventurecanada.com)
  • You will stop over at Skraeling Island, the northernmost point reached by the Vikings, then return via the path taken by the famous American expedition led by Adolphus From Greenland's west coast with its mountains softened by glaciers to the Arctic mountain range's steep slopes and Thule's high Arctic tundra, you will be sailing through the polar region's most spectacular landscapes. (iexpedition.com)
  • From Greenland's west coast with its mountains softened by glaciers to the Arctic mountain range's steep slopes and Thule's high Arctic tundra, you will be sailing throughthe polar region's most spectacular landscapes. (iexpedition.com)
  • Sail on a rare expedition to the High Arctic onboard Crystal Endeavor , Crystal Cruises' spacious luxury expedition yacht. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • Late last month, climber and explorer Ed Viesturs and John Stetson , a renowned arctic explorer and dog sled musher, departed for the Canadian Arctic to mount a sledge hauling 150-mi. (expeditionnews.com)
  • The theme for the 2008 Canadian Arctic Trek for Earth Health is Healthy Planet = Healthy People. (expeditionnews.com)
  • Across the Davis Strait in Nunavut, the Canadian Arctic experience begins in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet). (adventurecanada.com)
  • The Canadian Arctic is a region steeped in maritime history and Inuit cultures. (iexpedition.com)
  • The resulting Sonified Portrait of a Disappearing Landscape allows for an unusual approach to data specifically assembled by the 2020 Arctic expedition MOSAiC - the largest example of data collection within a single region, and perhaps the last inventory of a disappearing witness to climate change. (udk-berlin.de)
  • Wishart is leading the expedition (named the Old Pulteney Row to the Pole Challenge) to point out the dramatic effects of climate change on the diminishing ice coverage in the Arctic polar regions. (nwf.org)
  • In addition to being the places where climate change is experienced and observed the fastest, we see that the ecosystem here has changed from the lowest point to the highest point with the effects of climate change. (seobrooz.com)
  • The polar bears, which live only in the Arctic and are protected, are actually a species threatened by climate change and human impact. (seobrooz.com)
  • However, with the changing climate, sea ice is rapidly growing in the Arctic region. (seobrooz.com)
  • On the other hand, the project, which won the "Water Category" in the TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2204-D High School Students' Climate Change Research Projects competition, was tested in the Arctic Ocean to find a solution to the oil pollution spreading on the ocean surface. (seobrooz.com)
  • Second, to showcase the effects of climate change already occurring in the Arctic regions. (expeditionnews.com)
  • School Library Journal - 01/01/2021 Gr 3-5- A novel that immerses the reader headfirst into the cold, bare landscape of the Arctic melting under the effects of climate change. (btsb.com)
  • Since 1980, computer models have been predicting that a rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide will cause the Arctic to warm twice as fast as areas at lower latitudes, putting it at high risk from climate change. (nybooks.com)
  • NSIDC 's Arctic Ice News website gives daily updates on the state of the poles, an exceptionally important service for those interested in the increasing effects of climate change. (nybooks.com)
  • But will any of these changes trigger a tipping point in the near future that will make climate change unstoppable? (nybooks.com)
  • In 1990 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that the changes in the Arctic "could still be largely due to natural variability," and that unequivocal physical evidence of what the models were predicting might not be seen for at least a decade. (nybooks.com)
  • Part of the problem was that the Arctic has a highly variable climate, influenced not only by year-to-year fluctuations but also by decadal cycles such as the shifts in atmospheric pressure known as the North Atlantic Oscillation. (nybooks.com)
  • One of the greatest fears is that with the disappearance of the Arctic sea ice in summer, and rapidly rising temperatures across the entire Arctic region, which are already melting the Siberian permafrost, the trapped methane could be suddenly released into the atmosphere leading to rapid and severe climate change. (independent.co.uk)
  • He discussed far-reaching Arctic changes with a distinct possibility of dire consequences for the planet's climate system. (countercurrents.org)
  • Regrettably, neither the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) nor any major nation/state is braced for Arctic upheaval. (countercurrents.org)
  • Dan Rutz] Alan, so many people may not realize that everyday life in the Arctic is all that different from life elsewhere, beyond climate of course, but what is it that makes it unique and challenging from a health perspective? (cdc.gov)
  • One of the direct effects of climate change is, of course, an increase in ambient temperature in the Arctic. (cdc.gov)
  • En route to Antarctica, take the opportunity to encounter iconic wildlife and immerse yourself in early Antarctic exploration on these sub-Antarctic islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. (quarkexpeditions.com)
  • Distinct and comfortable, refined and roomy, the 172-guest World Explorer is an all-balcony, all-suites expedition ship perfect for polar exploration. (quarkexpeditions.com)
  • In true expedition style we encourage exploration and adventure, offering flexibility in challenging environments in a way that puts you among the action to see and do as much as possible. (auroraexpeditions.com.au)
  • Historical sites in the exploration region include early whaling settlements, houses used by trappers, derelict coal mines, and a decommissioned polar research station. (npexpeditions.com)
  • Although he never found the mythical land, Bjorn and his crew were the first to navigate through the treacherous Arctic waters, paving the way for future exploration of the region. (viking.style)
  • As we sail north along the west coast to our first area of exploration, your Expedition Team will prepare you for the adventures that lie ahead. (chimuadventures.com)
  • The Hall is the derelict Rae family home, proposed to house a heritage centre honouring Rae's legacy and to tell the wider story of Arctic exploration. (explorersweb.com)
  • Our classic Arctic journey begins by exploring Greenland's dramatic fjords and dynamic maritime communities. (adventurecanada.com)
  • No contact with Franklin's party was achieved and Rae later interviewed the Inuit of the region, from whom he obtained credible accounts that the desperate remnants of Franklin's party had resorted to cannibalism. (wikipedia.org)
  • These Inuit were interviewed but said they had not seen any Europeans or ships, even as far back as Rae's trip through the area during the Ross Expedition of 1826. (wikipedia.org)
  • Founded in 1925 by Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen and roughly 80 Inuit, it is still largely inhabited by hunters who survive on polar bears , seals, Arctic foxes , whales, and walruses . (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
  • This exhibition features a wide collection of intimate and moving Inuit portraits taken during the 1970s, granting visitors a closer look into the daily routines and hunting rituals of this indigenous Arctic people. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
  • Our disembarkation point, Qausuittuq (Resolute Bay), memorializes the courage of the Inuit in Arctic Canada. (adventurecanada.com)
  • Rae had 15 years of experience in the region and regarded the indigenous people with uncommon respect. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Yamal Peninsula has the best preserved indigenous Arctic culture of anywhere in the world. (arcticrussiatravel.com)
  • If you plan to conduct field research, you may require a license, permit, or other authorization(s) from the country, region, and Indigenous landholders. (adventurecanada.com)
  • The populations of these regions are made up of varying proportions of European and indigenous ancestry. (cdc.gov)
  • The amount of methane in the Arctic hydrates alone is estimated as 400 times more than the global atmospheric CH4 burden. (blogspot.com)
  • Satellite monitoring of methane over the Arctic Ocean is necessary. (blogspot.com)
  • A loud and lively debate that springs up in the media every time a new sign of potential methane instability or apparent increasing emission from methane stores is reported by Arctic observational science. (blogspot.com)
  • On one side of this debate are those declaring the apocalypse is nigh due to, what they think, is an inevitable catastrophic methane release driven by an unprecedentedly rapid human warming of the Arctic. (blogspot.com)
  • Even more worryingly, the Arctic also holds large reserves of methane, in the form of clathrates-icy, lattice-shaped chemical structures known as "the ice that burns. (nybooks.com)
  • Dr Semiletov's team published a study in 2010 estimating that the methane emissions from this region were in the region of 8 million tons a year but the latest expedition suggests this is a significant underestimate of the true scale of the phenomenon. (independent.co.uk)
  • We carried out checks at about 115 stationary points and discovered methane fields of a fantastic scale - I think on a scale not seen before. (independent.co.uk)
  • The total amount of methane stored beneath the Arctic is calculated to be greater than the overall quantity of carbon locked up in global coal reserves so there is intense interest in the stability of these deposits as the polar region warms at a faster rate than other places on earth. (independent.co.uk)
  • Natalia Shakhova, a colleague at the International Arctic Research Centre at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, said that the Arctic is becoming a major source of atmospheric methane and the concentrations of the powerful greenhouse gas have risen dramatically since pre-industrial times, largely due to agriculture. (independent.co.uk)
  • However, with the melting of Arctic sea ice and permafrost, the huge stores of methane that have been locked away underground for many thousands of years might be released over a relatively short period of time, Dr Shakhova said. (independent.co.uk)
  • Recent Russian expeditions discovered water columns with methane bubbling, emitting directly into the atmosphere on a scale never witnessed before. (countercurrents.org)
  • A multi-million-dollar renovation means that the 128 guests aboard Ocean Adventurer travel to the most remote regions of the world in the utmost comfort. (quarkexpeditions.com)
  • This warming trend has decreased the size of the Arctic ice sheets and left large areas of the Ocean unfrozen. (nwf.org)
  • These warmer temperatures have caused other changes in the Arctic Ocean such as melting ice and resultant shrinking polar bear habitat and feeding grounds. (nwf.org)
  • 5,000 metres seawater plus ice separate the seafloor from boisterous life in the upper water layers of the Arctic Ocean. (awi.de)
  • They are designed to enable a look beyond the moorings and the Hausgarten into the Norwegian Sea and the Arctic Ocean. (awi.de)
  • The Fram Strait connects the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic. (awi.de)
  • Biting cold, pitch darkness and fragile, drifting ice made crossing the Arctic Ocean on skis in the winter unthinkable. (devold.com)
  • In the depths of the Arctic Ocean colder water from the Atlantic currently provides for falling water temperatures. (skepticalscience.com)
  • From these results we can conclude that the observed change from a several-year-old ice cover to a seasonal Arctic ice cover will lead to an increase in light in the Arctic Ocean, particularly in summer and autumn," states Nicolaus. (skepticalscience.com)
  • Changes in sea ice thickness and extent also have direct consequences for the ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean. (skepticalscience.com)
  • Currently it is scientifically controversial, however, whether the Arctic Ocean will become "more productive" because of the decline in ice and the related increase in light. (skepticalscience.com)
  • As the end-member of MOR, the slowest-spreading Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic Ocean provide a unique natural laboratory to test the hypothesis. (image-create.ca)
  • Thickest oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges and time-dependent crustal thickness are observed in the JASMInE region. (image-create.ca)
  • The Greenpeace ship Esperanza continues on an expedition in the Indian Ocean to peacefully tackle unsustainable fishing. (greenpeace.org)
  • The arctic region is warming 4x faster than anywhere else on earth, and the negative impact it's having on our global ocean is an existential threat. (sea-trees.org)
  • The small ship M/V Ocean Diamond is chartered exclusively by Overseas Adventure Travel for five separate Arctic expeditions over the summer 2022 season. (goworldtravel.com)
  • The simple definition of the Arctic - an ocean defined by the northern regions of North America, Eurasia and their outlying islands - does not capture the mythic appeal of the the High Northern Latitudes. (quark-expeditions.com)
  • There are various types of glaciers: (1) glaciers that extend in continuous sheets, moving outward in all directions, (2) mountain glaciers that are confined within a path that directs the ice movement, (3) piedmont glaciers or ice shelves that spread out on level ground or on the ocean at the foot of glaciated regions. (teachingscienceteachers.com)
  • If you head to Earth's northernmost point in the winter months, the light of the moon is all you have. (devold.com)
  • Several US expeditions have in recent decades searched in the same area for the world's northernmost island. (sky.com)
  • This northernmost point on the Eurasian continent is home to a weather and hydrology station whose magnetic observatory sits on the eastern side of the cape's point. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • As their young cubs are only now emerging from their dens, Arctic foxes wander the huge expanse in search of food. (npexpeditions.com)
  • Polar bears, Arctic foxes and the world's largest population of Pacific walrus now roam this island. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • Shackleton's Antarctic expeditions to the Ross Sea, with Ponant sailings departing in January and February next year. (afr.com)
  • Starting point for FRAM are two AWI long term observatories: the moorings in West Spitsbergen Current and „HAUSGARTEN", both exisitng for more than 15 years. (awi.de)
  • Welcome to Aurora Expeditions' Arctic Wonders: Iceland & Spitsbergen expedition voyage. (auroraexpeditions.com.au)
  • An extensive system of national parks and nature reserves protects the distinctive Arctic ecology of Spitsbergen. (npexpeditions.com)
  • Patagonia is a sparsely-populated, wildlife-rich region in the southern part South America. (quarkexpeditions.com)
  • It is our most wildlife-oriented expedition. (adventurecanada.com)
  • Flexibility and understanding that we are on an expedition where weather and wildlife ultimately dictate our daily itinerary should be considered when developing your proposal. (adventurecanada.com)
  • Expedition experts lead small-group excursions ashore, combining rugged adventure and Zodiac landings with extraordinary wildlife, rare bird species, and stunning landscapes few have ever seen. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • Many, then, are drawn to the Arctic to encounter the region's unique wildlife in their natural habitat. (quark-expeditions.com)
  • three expedition experts recall some of their top wildlife experiences while cruising, along with their pick of itineraries for next year. (afr.com)
  • Byus also points to the many top wildlife encounters on offer in the Galápagos , whether it be crouching next to a giant tortoise, snorkelling with penguins and marine iguanas, or watching sea turtles lay eggs just a few feet from where you happen to be standing. (afr.com)
  • Past expeditions brought Demuth to Patagonia/Chile (2006), the South and West Coast of Australia (2007), and Nova Scotia (2005). (expeditionnews.com)
  • In addition to loss of polar bear and seal habitat, many other creatures are affected by the warming of the Arctic region which has a much richer subsurface ecosystem than one might think. (nwf.org)
  • Within two weeks of his presentation, the annual Arctic Report Card, December 9, 2020, was released by NOAA: "Record wildfires, dwindling sea ice and ecosystem disruptions all point to the rapid change besetting the region. (countercurrents.org)
  • We investigate the island's northwest shore, which offers some of the best prospects for animal observation in the Arctic and magnificent mountain landscapes and tidewater glaciers. (npexpeditions.com)
  • The park's focal point is Hornsund, a picturesque fjord where countless large glaciers plunge into freezing inlets from lofty mountaintops. (npexpeditions.com)
  • the katabatic winds that howl over sloping glaciers and scarcely populated jagged shores, not to mention the cold temperatures and fast changing weather patterns, seriously challenged previous expeditions. (expeditionnews.com)
  • In 1983, as Serreze was about to embark on his research career, he was "thinking about Arctic cooling and instantaneous glacierization" (the rapid growth of glaciers), and despite the computer models, "even secretly hoping for it. (nybooks.com)
  • One of the greatest adventurers in history has collaborated with Devold to create the ultimate expedition garment. (devold.com)
  • The expedition passes through areas that are home to seals, seabirds, whales, and polar bears, topped off with nighttime viewing of the Northern Lights. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
  • Departing August 18, 2021, the 200-guest all-suite, all-balcony, butler-serviced Crystal Endeavor will navigate the realm of polar bears and whales through the remote coastlines and archipelagos of the Arctic. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • Journey along the Mekong River through southern Laos, from the region's highest point on the Bolaven Plateau down to its lowest, the idyllic 4,000 Islands. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Invest wisely, choose an expedition operated by a company with a solid reputation, and ships that are purpose-built for polar waters. (quark-expeditions.com)
  • Apart from the animals listed above, another prominent Arctic animal they hunt is the musk ox . (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
  • Polar bears, musk ox and Arctic wolves: journey to see this amazingly rich fauna. (iexpedition.com)
  • Members of the Arctic Return team, David Reid and Richard Smith, have completed their 650km expedition across Canada's Boothia Peninsula from Naujaat to Point de la Guiche, re-tracing the steps of Arctic explorer, John Rae. (explorersweb.com)
  • The Lloyd's Register A1A ice-rated vessel is purpose-built for expedition cruising and prior to its renaming and refitting in 2008, underwent an extensive multi-million-dollar renovation at the Fincantieri shipyard in Trieste, Italy. (monaco-consulate.com)
  • Ironically, before Greenpeace started using the Arctic Sunrise, it was once a sealing vessel. (greenpeace.org)
  • This morning you'll catch your charter flight to Kangerlussuaq, where you'll board your vessel and begin your expedition. (chimuadventures.com)
  • Since 1996 the Arctic Sunrise , originally designed as an icebreaker, has come within reach of both poles and navigated both the Amazon and Congo rivers. (greenpeace.org)
  • This is the main reason why our itineraries are for guidance only and the final itinerary is determined by the Expedition Leader on board. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
  • This means, that there are no concrete itineraries, your captain and expedition leader will utilise their vast experience to chart the best course for your expedition depending on the climatic and environmental conditions. (iexpedition.com)
  • Expect a welcome and safety briefing from your Expedition Leader. (chimuadventures.com)
  • Our boat driver, Arctic Expedition Leader, Chris, asked for five minutes of Arctic Silence. (goworldtravel.com)
  • Trey Byus has spent two decades working his way up the ladder at Lindblad Expeditions, from being an expedition leader to director of field staff, then vice-president of program development. (afr.com)
  • We derived a modal sea-ice thickness for the study region from CryoSat-2 of 3.9 m compared to measured total thickness 1.7 m, resulting in an overestimation of sea-ice thickness on the order of a factor 2. (awi.de)
  • The buoys are marked with approximate thickness of the ice, which I estimated based on the water depth where the temperature rapidly drops below the freezing point of seawater (minus 2C. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • In this way the sea ice physicists created an ice thickness profile of the central Arctic over a total distance of more than 2,500 flown kilometres. (skepticalscience.com)
  • Step aboard the Le Soléal in Kangerlussuaq for a 17-day expedition cruise to the farthest reaches of the planet. (iexpedition.com)
  • In the canteen, we can buy small comfort items - toothbrushes, cigarettes, chips, chocolate - and also expedition clothes that have the Amundsen on them. (ubc.ca)
  • I learned about the race between Scott and Amundsen and how Shackleton led four expeditions. (teachingscienceteachers.com)
  • Around the beginning of the twentieth century astronomers noticed a small apparent "variation of latitude," as determined for a fixed point on Earth from the observation of stars. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The were transported in a swab-transport system to a laboratory 3 most frequent CTs were CT3, CT2, and CT5, which on the expedition ship. (cdc.gov)
  • Do you participate in a ship-sized economy while you're on an expedition? (ubc.ca)
  • However, one of the ship's officers is also a cartoonist and illustrator, and she makes rather cool things that she puts on her own Instagram account, which is here [ https://instagram.com/emiliesdoodles/ ] - she'll likely have her magnificent sketches of the ship on it after the expedition! (ubc.ca)
  • Many visitors explore the Arctic by ship. (quark-expeditions.com)
  • Some expeditions include the flight from a well connected city to the community where the ship is at anchor. (quark-expeditions.com)
  • The Arctic laboratory is not located in separate place with specialists (as in the case discussed by Bruno Latour) but distributed throughout the actors and their activities connected with their lifestyles in this specific territory. (berghahnjournals.com)
  • The expedition highlights and itineraries described above illustrate possible experiences only and cannot be guaranteed. (iexpedition.com)
  • As chief expedition officer, he now oversees the deployment, itineraries and expedition programs of all Lindblad's vessels. (afr.com)
  • O n this site you will find eleven standard tour routes in five different Arctic regions: Archangel Province (Arkhangelskaya Oblast), the Yamal Peninsula, the Taymyr Peninsula, Yakutia and Chukotka. (arcticrussiatravel.com)
  • The Arctic Sunrise sails towards Friday Harbor around the San Juan Islands in Washington. (greenpeace.org)
  • This itinerary represents Adventure Canada's definitive approach to expedition travel, and we will spend our days searching for every exploratory opportunity. (adventurecanada.com)
  • Discover a new itinerary to the heart of Ultima Thule, a legendary stopover for those in love with the polar regions. (iexpedition.com)
  • This island has been home to giant Arctic mammals for millennia, known as one of the last stomping grounds of the woolly mammoth. (globaltraveldestinations.com)
  • One can only hope that this watching them move along this first-time water route does not also signify presiding over the road to ruin for the fragile Arctic region. (nwf.org)
  • Fjord sea ice comes back in October or November, at which point the area is closed to visitors, along with most other Arctic expedition cruise areas. (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
  • Arctic cruise review: Huge disappointment with the trip! (oceanwide-expeditions.com)
  • ln 1909, Admiral Peary's Eskimo guides believed he was on an expedition to find the 'great people' to the north, from which they were descended. (luisprada.com)
  • From this point of view, food production is understood as an ecological phenomenon, a special modality of the existence of objects and people in the environment. (berghahnjournals.com)
  • Without the strong research on the Arctic led by people like Serreze, we would be flying blind into what could be a very dangerous future. (nybooks.com)
  • Alan Parkinson] We have about four million people which live in the Arctic and almost half of those actually live in northern regions of the Russian Federation. (cdc.gov)
  • I imagine that would also affect or interest people in the Arctic region. (cdc.gov)