Posts tagged with ‘north’ (33)
Posted by Jimmy Thomson
on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Arctic Council flag outside the Haparanda Stadshotell, Sweden. (Photo: Arctic Council)
The Northwest Passage was one of the most coveted geographical prizes of the 19th
century. Dozens of ships attempted to find it, and most, like the doomed Franklin expedition, failed. Times have changed, however; ever-growing numbers of cruise ships and freighters make the transit each year with the benefit of modern charts, satellite navigation and thinning ice.
This week, Canada is taking the reins of the Arctic Council as the Northwest Passage literally and figuratively heats up. Canada claims rights to the route, although that has been disputed by other nations - but that is far from the only disputed claim in the Arctic. Debates over mineral rights, territorial boundaries and Aboriginal rights have been ongoing for centuries.
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NASA regularly captures unique images of auroras. Click on the photo to see more.
Solar activity — the source of the northern lights — is expected to hit an 11-year peak in 2013. While photographers and sky-gazers across Canada catch the stunning light shows with their heads tilted toward the sky, NASA is capturing images of auroras from a different angle: space.
Click to view the solar eruption.
NASA caught a solar eruption on video in late December. Captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, the video shows plasma majestically ejecting from the sun over a four-hour ...
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Posted by Heather Yundt
in Community
on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Nunavut Arctic College on Mitik Street, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Photo: Google Maps
Here's your virtual chance to get a glimpse of life in Arctic Canada.
Google Street View images of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut are now online.
Google used a special tricycle with a camera mounted on top to capture the street scenes this summer. The company then worked with the community to create the detailed online map.
But it's not just the streets viewers can explore. Google Maps takes viewers inside key buildings, too. Check out souvenirs at the Arctic Closet or visit the Kitikmeot Heritage ...
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Posted by Stef Superina
on Thursday, October 18, 2012
Michelle Swallow (left) and Farah Denkovski (right)
I recently had the opportunity to interview Michelle Swallow, author of the Mackenzie River Paddling Guide. A fortuitous meeting at the Yellowknife airport this past summer put Michelle in contact with paddling partners of mine, with whom I recently concluded a 50-day expedition to the Arctic Ocean via the Coppermine River.
When I came upon the guidebook in a Yellowknife bookstore, I was keen to find out more. Even just a cursory overview of the book’s contents gives one an indication that it ...
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Nicolas Peissel is part of a Royal Canadian Geographical Society-supported expedition to cross the Northwest Passage. Click here to read more about the Passage Through Ice journey and read more posts about the expedition on CG Compass.
We were poised in Prince of Wales Strait on the East side of Banks Island when we received the email we had been waiting for:
Good afternoon,
It not recommended to go into M'Clure Strait, but there is a window open north of Banks. There is a lead developing ...
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