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Antarctica

Mount Erebus

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
The grave of Scott, Wilson and Bowers
Antarctica

The Snow Tomb of Captain Robert Falcon Scott

The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.
Salla, Finland

Salla Reindeer Park

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
exploration

Vintage Films from Pole to Pole

Michelle Enemark January 31, 2014
exploration

Andrée Balloon Crash: A Photographic Journey through the Most Surreal Arctic Disaster

Allison Meier January 31, 2014
maps

Graphic Guide to Arctic Firsts

Michelle Enemark January 30, 2014
polar week

Inuit Throat-Singing: A Guttural Game Gets a Cultural Resurgence

Jennifer Richardson January 30, 2014
exploration

Journey to the End of the Earth with These Digital Explorations of Antarctica

Allison Meier January 29, 2014
animals

Living with the Arctic Cowboys of Finland's Reindeer Territory

Jessica Oreck January 29, 2014
architecture

The Architecture of Antarctica: Designing for the Extremes of Our Planet and Beyond

Allison Meier January 28, 2014
hotels

Encounter the King of the Arctic at This Polar Bear Ice Bridge Hotel

Sarah Blake January 28, 2014
Antarctica Snow
forests

The Dead Forests of Antarctica

Darmon Richter January 27, 2014
polar week

Welcome to Polar Week 2014 at Atlas Obscura

Allison Meier January 27, 2014
On of the polar bears in the museum.
Hammerfest, Norway

Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society

This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.
Cambridge, England

Scott Polar Research Institute Museum & Library

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.
exploration

When Neil Armstrong and Edmund Hillary Took a Trip to the North Pole

Sarah Bruhns August 27, 2013
The Erebus Chalice.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Chapel of the Snows

The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.
Deception Island
Antarctica

Deception Island

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.