A former design student from Norway gave up city life for a remote Arctic island after a boat trip rocked her outlook, and she’s never looked back, despite the huge adjustment. Originally a city-dweller from Asker, Norway, 31-year-old Eveline Lunde has lived in an apartment in the small town of Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on Earth,…
The Northernmost Town on Earth: Woman Tells of Her Unusual Life on an Island—800 Miles From the North Pole
‘A Home Divided’: Exclusive Photos of a Mama Polar Bear With Her 3 Cubs at the North Pole
During a cruise to the North Pole on a nuclear-powered icebreaker, a Russian wildlife photographer snapped a stunning series of photos of a mother polar bear and her three cubs. The rare sighting was instantly a cause for celebration. An IT entrepreneur by day, Dmitry Kokh, 42, lives in Moscow and travels widely. He described…
Hong Kong Photographer and Writer Uses Her Dream to Encourage Hongkongers: Never Give Up
Hongkonger Celia Cheng Kwok-yan is a photographer and writer who has left her footprints on the World’s Three Poles (the North Pole, the South Pole, and the summit of Mount Everest) and on the seven continents. After a two-year hiatus due to the never-ending pandemic, Cheng finally picked up her backpack again in April and…
Canada, Six Other States Pull Back From Arctic Council in Protest Over Ukraine
Seven countries that ring the North Pole have pulled back from the international body that seeks to build co-operation on the development of the Arctic in protest of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Canada, the United States, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Finland announced Thursday that they won’t participate in the work of the Arctic Council…
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