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The High Arctic: Kingdom of Polar Bears

To see a polar bear in the wild is at the top of many people’s must-do lists. Svalbard & Franz Josef...

Jan Mayen Revealed

Jan Mayen is a name synonymous with isolation and inaccessibility. This small, lonely island is insi...

10 Western Greenland attractions you must see

The birthplace of icebergs...

An ice sheet covers 80 percent of Greenland's land mass. One...

Best of the Polar Regions - Wildlife & Scenery

Notes from the Poseidon Expeditions team

We’ve been all around the Polar Regions and have...

The Sea Spirit's State-of-the-Art Stabilizers

Polar adventurers aboard Poseidon Expedition’s 114-passenger vessel Sea Spirit will now benefit ...

Kayaking with Polar Wildlife

Kayakers have many reasons for putting the Polar Regions at the top of their must-do list of paddlin...

The Fjords of East Greenland

Some areas of our planet are notable for their beautiful fjords: Norway, Alaska, Chile and New Zeal...

7 Common Misconceptions About The Arctic

What thoughts come to mind when you think of the Arctic?

Cold. Bare. Gray.

While the...

The forbidding islands of Franz Josef Land

We came out of the cave, we looked over the hill and we saw fire. We crossed the ocean and we pionee...

Top Spots for Kayaking in the Arctic

The Arctic closely guards some of the most unique and rewarding kayaking opportunities on the planet...

The People of Greenland - Inuit Culture and History

Have you ever wondered how people survived in the cold Arctic before modern housing and equipment...

Whales of Svalbard

Now enjoying protection after centuries of relentless hunting, whales are returning to the waters of...

5 reasons Why Reindeer in the Arctic are the coolest animals!

Besides their legendary sled-towing capability – even through the sky – and their need to only work...

Arctic Seals: Meet the Iconic Species of the North

Stretching over 14.5 million square kilometers (5.5. million square miles), the Arctic region covers...

Poseidon Expeditions Polar Book Club - The Terrors of Ice and Darkness

There is probably no other novel that is as suitable for getting in the mood for an expedition to th...

Poseidon Expeditions Book Club: Folk Tales by Knud Rasmussen

Knud Rasmussen, 1879-1933, was a Greenlandic–Danish polar explorer and anthropologist. He was the...

Torshavn: Essential Information for Tourists

Torshavn, named after the god of thunder Thor in Germanic mythology, is one of the world’s smallest ...

Ice is Nice Part 2 - Icebergs

When ice breaks away from the face of a glacier, the event is called “calving” because the glacier s...


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