expedition into the high latitudes
1Letters from High Latitudes — is a travel book written by Lord Dufferin in 1856, recounting the young lord s journey to Iceland, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen in the schooner Foam .When Dufferin was only 15 his father died. In consequence he developed a very close relationship… …
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4History of the Falkland Islands — The history of the Falkland Islands goes back at least five hundred years, with active exploration and colonisation only taking place in the 18th century. Nonetheless, the islands have been a matter of controversy, as they have been claimed by… …
5Climate of the Arctic — The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. There is a large amount of variability in climate across the Arctic, but all regions experience extremes of solar radiation in both summer and winter. Some… …
6Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions — The routes to the South Pole taken by Scott (green) and Amundsen (red), 1911–1912. The reasons for Roald Amundsen s success with his South Pole expedition and the reason for Robert Falcon Scott s failure in returning from the simulta …
7Drifting ice station — Ivan Papanin on the North Pole 1 drifting ice station. Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations are important contributors to exploration of the Arctic. The stations are named North Pole (Russian: «Северный полюс») (NP, (Russian: «СП»),… …
8Franklin's lost expedition — legend|blue|Disko Bay (5) to Beechey Island, in 1845.legend|purple|Around Cornwallis Island (1), in 1845.legend|red|Beechey Island down Peel Sound between Prince of Wales Island (2) and Somerset Island (3) and the Boothia Peninsula (4) to near… …
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10Terra Nova Expedition — Scott s party at the South Pole, 18 January 1912. L to R: (standing) Oates, Scott, Wilson; (seated) Bowers, Edgar Evans The Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1912), officially the British Antarc …
