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History of Antarctic Explorations: Part I

This is the first post in a series of short overviews of the expeditions and people who have contributed...

History of Antarctic Explorations: Part II

After Bellingshausen’s expedition the active exploration of Antarctic territories has begun. In ...

History of Antarctic Explorations: Part III – the Legend of Roald Amundsen

At the beginning of XX century several expeditions have made their way to the mountain ranges and...

History of Antarctic Explorations: Part IV – Robert Falcon Scott’s Destiny

At the same time as Roald Amundsen has moved toward the South Pole, Robert Falcon Scott was on the...

History of Antarctic Explorations: Part V – The State of Contemporary Research in Antarctica

After the conquest of the South Pole by Amundsen and Scott the exploration of Antarctica has continued...

Polar bears tours in Svalbard

More than half of Svalbard is covered by ice, which attracts the world’s largest carnivores: polar b...

Mysteries of the Polar Circles

Special significance is often attached to the crossing of the so-called Polar Circles. What are ...

Glaciers vs. Icebergs

What’s the Difference between an Iceberg and a Glacier? Why is a glacier blue?

Arctic Kayaking Trips

Explore the Arctic from a unique perspective of a kayak. Find out about the fitness and health requirements,...

30 Arctic birds and seabirds - species, facts, places, habits

Learn more about Arctic birdlife: the endemic and migrating species, their habits, and nesting locations....

Arctic clothing

Planning a trip to the Arctic and wondering what clothes and gear to bring? Find out what temperatures...

Arctic Food Web: Everything You Need To Know

Learn about the food chains in the Arctic to find out about the primary, secondary, and tertiary ...

Temperature in the Arctic Circle

Find out how cold is the North Pole, what to expect from the Arctic in terms of weather and highest...

Nuclear icebreakers – what’s so special about them?

The Arctic Ocean mostly consists of scattered islands and vast icescapes. Marine navigation in the...

Did you know that…?

The area of the Arctic is almost 3 times the size of Europe and is about 27 million km². For a long...

About breaking some eggs

During Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery expedition in 1901-1904 new species of penguins were found....

Six Considerations for Antarctic Cruises

Planning Antarctica tours is a significant investment—not only of your hard-earned money, but also...

Packing List for Antarctic Travelling

Poseidon Expeditions, like other tour operators that take you on adventure cruises to Antarctica,...

“Happy” Lip Dub on the North Pole

Poseidon Expeditions team performing a lip dub to Pharrell William’s “Happy” during the final North...

Live broadcast: Antarctica Cruise (13.02-24.02.2015). Day 1

February 13th, 2015

Our Antarctic expedition begins in Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost...

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