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A View of the Highest Point in Finland from Ridnitšohkka
Norway

Mount Halti Peak

Citizens of Norway want to gift the peak of Mount Halti to Finland for its 100th birthday.
arctic circle

Siberia Has Installed Its First 'Exploding Pingo Detector'

The sensor will warn scientists about methane-filled hills on the tundra.
Cara Giaimo April 11, 2017
A teepee and Great Bear Lake, covered with snow as it is most of the year
Deline, Northwest Territories

Great Bear Lake

Locals believe the purity of this huge, untouched Arctic lake could be the salvation of human civilization.
Grímsey, Iceland

Grímsey Island

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.
The world's largest knitted mitten in Lovikka, Sweden.
Pajala N, Sweden

Lovikkavanten (Lovikka Mitten Statue)

The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.
At the time, many assumed the pole itself featured a giant, magnetic mountain.
maps

The Mysteries of the First-Ever Map of the North Pole

Gerard Mercator's 16th-century attempt at mapping the Arctic includes such guesses as a giant whirlpool and polar pygmies.
Cara Giaimo February 27, 2017
Lady Jane Franklin, a traveler and endorser of the search for her lost Arctic explorer husband, Sir John Franklin.
exploration

Lady Jane Franklin, the Woman Who Fueled 19th-Century Polar Exploration

Determined and dedicated to the sciences, she dispatched many a vessel to the Arctic.
Lauren Young February 23, 2017
Original cemetery, now abandoned
Longyearbyen, Norway

Longyearbyen

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Roald Amundsens statue in the morning fog, Tromsø
Tromsø, Norway

Roald Amundsen Monument

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.
ruins

Mesmerizing Photos of Abandoned Structures in the High Arctic

Old mining towns and research shacks lie in ruins in the Svalbard islands.
Anika Burgess September 28, 2016
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
Brunswick, Maine

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.
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Climate Scientist Claims the Arctic Could Be Ice-Free This Summer

Peter Wadhams' claims run counter to others' predictions, but this year's sea ice level is alarmingly low.
Jessie Guy-Ryan June 5, 2016
Byrd expedition 1930 ?
stamps

Solving the Mystery of Early Polar Exploration Through Stamps

Every year, new mail emerges from the world's attics that gets decoded by a dedicated band of philatelists.
Tao Tao Holmes May 10, 2016
Nordkapp, Norway

North Cape

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.
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New Evidence of Mammoth Hunting Puts Humans in the Arctic 10,000 Years Before They Were Supposed to Be There

Sarah Laskow January 14, 2016
animals

Reindeer May Not Be Able to Fly, But They Do Have Ultraviolet Vision

Tao Tao Holmes December 18, 2015
Inari, Finland

Pielpajärvi Wilderness Church

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.
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FOUND: A Patch of Arctic Garbage

Sarah Laskow October 30, 2015