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2 Sep 2010

Northeast Passage versus the Suez Canal

By prisca.campbell

When 50 Years of Victory is not transporting our guests to the North Pole, the nuclear-powered icebreaker escorts ships through the Northeast Passage.

2 Sep 2010

Ushuaia, Argentina - This is the Year to Visit

By prisca.campbell

Ushuaia is the gateway to Antarctica. Located on the Beagle Channel on the island of Tierra del Fuego, the community is cradled by the southernmost Andes Mountains. Most Antarctic cruises to the Peninsula embark in Ushuaia (pronounced OOSH-WHY-AH).

1 Sep 2010

The Polar Express

By prisca.campbell

September 1, 2010 - We've added a new blog thread to our collection. We call it the Polar Expresss. Beginning today, we'll be posting stories about polar happenings - the bizarre, the factual and the adventurous. We're going to cover Parka Politics and wildlife issues. From time to time, we'll be cheeky - just like the folks who take our polar plunges. Welcome to the first issue of Polar Express - the quick take on everything Arctic and Antarctic.

31 Aug 2010

Erebus & Terror Still Missing - Arctic Search Failed

By prisca.campbell

Famous explorer Sir John Franklin never returned from his epic search for the Northwest Passage. His ships - Erebus and Terror - were last seen beset in the ice near King William Island, in the Canadian Arctic, in 1846.

30 Aug 2010

Return to Antartica with Adrian Raeside

By prisca.campbell

Author and cartoonist Adrian Raeside is working on a documentary about his grandfather, Antarctic explorer Sir Charles Wright, and Adrian's personal journey to visit the hut in the Ross Sea where his grandfather lived and worked.

30 Aug 2010

Devon Island - One Last Call - Then Mars?

By prisca.campbell

This sounds like science fiction, but it is true none the less. Canadian scientists have established a greenhouse on Devon Island in the Arctic. They named it in honor of Arthur C. Clarke.

28 Aug 2010

Doug Allan wins 4th Emmy

By prisca.campbell

We've had to update our biography of Epic Antarctica's Special Guest Doug Allan. Last week in Los Angeles he collected his 4th Emmy for work he did on Life broadcast on Discovery Channel this year.

28 Aug 2010

Sir Charles Wright - another End of an Era in Antarctic History

By prisca.campbell

Quark had the immense pleasure of providing logistical support for the grandson of polar explorer Sir Charles Wright. The Canadian accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on his fatal final expedition a century ago. Wright was the first to locate the tent in which Scott and his companion's frozen bodies were entombed.

25 Aug 2010

Khlebnikov Reached Fort Conger - a Rare and Exciting Landing

By prisca.campbell

Kirsten le Mar - the Expedition Leader for the End of an Era Ellesmere Island and Greenland expedition unfolding as I write this - reported a successful landing at Fort Conger. The buildings associated with the first International Polar Year and Robert Peary's 1899 Arctic expedition are located in Quttinirpaaq National Park on the east coast of Ellesmere Island.

21 Aug 2010

Controversy in Hobart, Tasmania - Gateway to Antarctica

By prisca.campbell

Hobart, Christchurch and Ushuaia each claim to be the gateway to Antarctica. The claims are valid, although Ushuaia may be the primary entry, with Hobart and Christchurch more like side entrances, when number of Antarctic cruise departures are considered.

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