Here's a great shot of Freuchen and his expedition companion Knud Rasmussen (previously featured Arctic Hottie #3).
In 1962, Sir Walter “Wally” Herbert, the British polar explorer, began planning what some regarded as "the last great journey on earth": a crossing by foot...
Ernest Shackleton was a master of leadership in a crisis - and his story can teach us about ambiguity in a crisis and how to master it.
In this Arctic Unit Study, you'll discover the stories, animals, & history with meaningful Charlotte Mason style + STEAM activities.
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Ejnar Mikkelson, Arctic Explorer (1880-1971), participated in the Anglo-American polar expedition to Arctic Alaska and later mapped the northeastern coast of Greenland
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Thirty-three-year-old Harpreet Chandi recently became the first woman of color to make the difficult solo trek to the South Pole.
The fate of Capt. Sir John Franklin and crew has been a mystery for more than 160 years, but now Canadian archaeologists believe they've found one of the expedition's two main vessels.
Among those pictured is American Robert Edwin Peary, a former Navy commander turned explorer, who claimed to be first to the North Pole, though this has now been largely discredited.
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Among those pictured is American Robert Edwin Peary, a former Navy commander turned explorer, who claimed to be first to the North Pole, though this has now been largely discredited.
Captain Robert F. Scott and his team are shown in vivid colour during the two missions thanks to Welsh electrician Royston Leonard.
Largely ignored for nearly a century, Matthew Henson made big contributions to polar exploration.
The ashes of the adventurer Sir Ernest Shackleton considered his "other self" were on Sunday laid to rest alongside those of the great Anglo-Irish explorer nearly a century after their last expedition together.
Pictures captured by photographer Herbert Ponting in the early 20th century show the coldest continent before climate change took hold.
The geologist and explorer Douglas Mawson led the Australasian Antarctic Expedition from 1911 to 1914. Comprising 31 men, including photographer Frank Hurley, it charted large segments of the east Antarctic coastline, and investigated sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island and the Southern Ocean. The party arrived at Commonwealth Bay in March 1912. Mawson lost two men – Belgrave Ninnis and Xavier Mertz – on an expedition to map part of the coastline, but survived an epic return journey alone to the main base
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