Nuuk, Greenland
Blok P
1% of Greenland's entire population used to live in this single building, which is now slated for demolition.
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Nuuk, Greenland
1% of Greenland's entire population used to live in this single building, which is now slated for demolition.
Iqaluit, Nunavut
This igloo-shaped landmark in Iqaluit serves as the seat of the Diocese of the Arctic.
Baffin Region, Nunavut
This landlocked lake is the world's largest on an island.
Denmark / Canada
A long-disputed island that Denmark and Canada claim by periodically alternating flags and bottles of liquor.
Nunavut
Rare mummified forest could offers a glimpse into how our environment has been changed by humans.
Greenland
A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
A modern version of the stone cairns built by the Inuit.
Nunavut
The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.
Carcross, Yukon
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
After a long, dark winter in the upper latitudes, Yellowknife knows how to let it all out in unparalleled style.
Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories
Natural earth mounds formed in the far north.
Northwest Territories
A mad mystery man who led Canadian mounties on a 150-mile wilderness chase is still buried with his secrets intact.
Adak, Alaska
America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.
Russia
Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
Whittier, Alaska
Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
King Salmon, Alaska
Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.
Palmer, Alaska
An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.
Anchorage, Alaska
Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
Anchorage, Alaska
Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.
Anchorage, Alaska
This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Gakona, Alaska
An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.