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fromConde Nast Traveler
2 weeks agoIn 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
3 months agoToday 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 agoFamed 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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