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Dr. Michael Wenger
Tourism in Arctic regions is increasingly at the center of a debate between politics, science and industry, and searching for solutions seems like a hike in the polar night.
Mirjana Binggeli
The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's last ship, the Quest, has been found in the Labrador Sea. And the good news is that, with the exception of a broken mast, the wreck appears to be intact.
French ethnologist and geographer Jean Malaurie died on February 5 in France at the age of 101. PolarJournal looks back at the career of a passionate and committed man.
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Traveling with scientists and equipment to the White continent can be a highlight for any Polar enthusiast and exactly what Ultima Antarctic Expeditions is offering.
After the incident around the "Ocean Explorer" in the East Greenlandic Alpefjord, expedition tourism stands in the focus of the government, which intends stricter regulations.
The omicron variant of the Sars-COV2 virus has also reached the polar regions and is causing great difficulties.
After almost 20 months of standstill, the tourism season to Antarctica has successfully restarted with expedition cruises.
Argentina and Chile have opened further their portals for Antarctic voyages and operators finally are preparing for a season.
Research on a 100-year-old dog biscuit shows that, at the time, sled dogs for Antarctic expeditions were not fed enough.
Maori and their traditional knowledge of Antarctica could help to better face the challenges of the future.
