Here are some great articles about the Canadian Arctic, Greenland and Svalbard / Spitsbergen
Canadian Arctic
Building a road to open up the riches of Canada's North
Canada's Arctic: A new frontier for extreme sports, extreme living
Northern exposure: A photographer's one-man Arctic mission
Rushing for the Arctic’s Riches
The Magnetic North
The unexpected walrus
The Road to theTop of the World
Greenland
Breaking the ice in Greenland
Rushing for the Arctic’s Riches
The future of Greenland
The unexpected walrus
The cold patrol
Changing Greenland
Northern Lights
How to shoot the Northern Lights
Svalbard / Spitsbergen
National Parks of Svalbard
Ice Paradise
Rushing for the Arctic’s Riches
Polar bear chasing in Svalbard
The unexpected walrus
An Arctic summer adventure
Life in the frozen, fragile Arctic
An expedition to the Arctic
Norway's northernmost frontier
Drawing near to the North Pole
Showing posts with label expedition cruises. Show all posts
Showing posts with label expedition cruises. Show all posts
Monday, April 6, 2015
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Searching for the lost Franklin Expedition - and you can join
The Franklin Expedition departed England in 1845 in search of the fables NW Passage. It disappeared into the ice, never to be seen again.
In the decade following the disappearance there were a series of expeditions searching for the ships. Some relics of the expedition were found, including the graves of three crewmen. In 1854 relics of and stories about the Franklin party were acquired from the Inuit and in 1859 a note left on King William Island with details about the expedition's fate was discovered.
Searches continued through much of the 19th century, but the ships were never found.
This year the search starts again and you can be part of it.
From 26 August 2014 to 09 September, 2014 you can travel alongside our team of world-renowned scientists, historians, and researchers. You will be part of a journey that could change Arctic history and the Canadian story of exploration as we know it.
Aside from the important search planned for the expedition, this voyage will also provide great
opportunities to experience the Canadian Arctic. While the work of the search survey will keep in the
Victoria Strait, we will endeavour to explore the ice edge as well as neighbouring shorelines in a quest to view some of the magnificent wildlife of the Arctic. We are likely to see polar bears, ringed and harp seals and may be fortunate enough to view muskox and caribou.
In the decade following the disappearance there were a series of expeditions searching for the ships. Some relics of the expedition were found, including the graves of three crewmen. In 1854 relics of and stories about the Franklin party were acquired from the Inuit and in 1859 a note left on King William Island with details about the expedition's fate was discovered.
Searches continued through much of the 19th century, but the ships were never found.
This year the search starts again and you can be part of it.
From 26 August 2014 to 09 September, 2014 you can travel alongside our team of world-renowned scientists, historians, and researchers. You will be part of a journey that could change Arctic history and the Canadian story of exploration as we know it.
Aside from the important search planned for the expedition, this voyage will also provide great
opportunities to experience the Canadian Arctic. While the work of the search survey will keep in the
Victoria Strait, we will endeavour to explore the ice edge as well as neighbouring shorelines in a quest to view some of the magnificent wildlife of the Arctic. We are likely to see polar bears, ringed and harp seals and may be fortunate enough to view muskox and caribou.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Which animals are where in the Galapagos Islands
A few weeks ago I wrote about the best time to go to the Galapagos Islands, and where to go on your adventure cruise in the Galapagos.
If you are looking for specific animal species, here is where you can find them:
If you are looking for specific animal species, here is where you can find them:
- Red footed booby - year round; Genovesa, Darwin, Wolf, Floreana, Punta Pitt on San Cristóbal
- Blue Footed booby - year round on most islands
- Nazca booby - year round and best seen on Genovesa, Española and Floreana
- Frigatebird - year round on North Seymour, Floreana, Isabela, Genovesa and San Cristóbal
- Flightless cormorant - year round, nests July - October. North & west coasts Isabela, east coast Fernandina
- Greater flamingo - year round on Floreana, Isabela, Santiago, Rábida and Santa Cruz
- Galapagos penguins - year round, nests May - January. Fernandina and the west coast of Isabela
- Waved Albatross - year round, nests April - June. Española Island
- Galapagos Green Turtle - December - June on most islands
- Giant Tortoise - year round in the wild on Isabela, Pinzón, Pinta, Santiago, Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal and Española.
- Land iguana - year round on Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Española and South Plaza.
- Marine Iguana - year round on most islands
- Lava lizard - year round on most islands
- Sea lions - year round, breeds May - January; all islands
- Humpback whale - July - September around Bartolomé and Española
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| Galapagos Topographical Map - Wikipedia |
Friday, October 18, 2013
Friday, October 11, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
The best time, what to see: adventure cruises in the Galapagos Islands
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