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Karen Hollands

Karen Hollands

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AUGUST 13, 2025  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

Why Pyramiden in Svalbard is not the World’s Northernmost Town?

The signs claiming victory around Longyearbyen are clear, so why is a town miles north not the owner of this headline moniker? (3-minute read)
Superman Arctic Antarctica Story Hero

JULY 27, 2025  •   BY Jos Dewing, FRGS

What the new Superman movie tells us about choosing between the Arctic and Antarctica

What the new Superman movie tells us about choosing between the Arctic and Antarctica (4-minute read)

Ashley Perrin

Ashley Perrin

Ashley Perrin Expedition Leader

MARCH 07, 2025  •   BY Sue Stockdale

Trailblazers of the Ice: Celebrating Women Expedition Leaders

Sue Stockdale highlights women in expedition cruising for International Women's Day, with a focus on AE Expeditions Team Leader Ashley Perrin (4-minute read)

Mark Stratton

Mark Stratton

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JULY 18, 2024  •   BY Mark Stratton

Penguins or polar bears? First choice is yours

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Your starting choice is whether to head north to the Arctic or south to Antarctica (4-minute read)
Polar Bear On Ice

FEBRUARY 27, 2025  •   BY Melissa Hobson

Not just a footprint

How polar bear paw prints leave vital clues for researchers (5-minute read)

Alamy

Alamy

Ernest Shackleton Captain Robert Falcon Scott And Dr. Edward Wilson On The British National Antarctic Expedition

FEBRUARY 15, 2025  •   BY Mark Stratton

Shackleton. Natural born leader.

151 years after his death, Shackleton's derring-do spirit is still cited as a paradigm of leadership (4-minute read)

Jamie Lafferty

Jamie Lafferty

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025  •   BY Mark Stratton

New Svalbard regulations

Balancing development and conservation with Svalbard’s new rulebook (4-minute read)