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fromConde Nast Traveler
7 hours ago

In Greenland's Remote Fjords and Tiny Settlements, a New Sense of Connection

Greenland's new airport and developing tourism infrastructure make Arctic exploration increasingly accessible, offering unique cultural experiences with Indigenous and settler communities unavailable in Antarctica.
History
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Today in History: December 14, Vaccinations begin as COVID-19 death toll hits 300,000

Dec. 14 records major events: 2020 U.S. COVID-19 vaccination rollout, George Washington's death, Wright brothers' flights, Amundsen's South Pole arrival, and other milestones.
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

Famed polar exploration ship Endurance not as strong as legend held, researcher says

What if one of the most famous and formidable Antarctic exploration vessels in history, whose crew's story of shipwreck and survival has been told for more than a century, wasn't as strong as legend had it? A new research paper about the vessel Endurance casts doubt on some common beliefs about explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship, particularly that it was one of the most well-built ships of its era and that it went down due to the loss of its rudder after becoming trapped in sea ice in 1915.
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fromConde Nast Traveler
6 months ago

What It's Like to Be an Expedition Leader on the World's Most Remote Cruises

Seb Coulthard transitioned from Royal Navy service to polar expedition guiding, reenacting Shackleton's voyage and leading travelers to remote polar regions.
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