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Thursday, August 8, 2024 |
Reykjavik, Iceland |
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Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland, is the gateway to Iceland's stunning natural wonders, which range from ice fields to boiling thermal pools. The landscape on the island seems to be in a continual process of transformation much like its society, which blends Nordic tradition with sophisticated technology. On the waterfront see the open-air history of shipping disasters. Read more about Reykjavik, Iceland
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Saturday, August 10, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Sunday, August 11, 2024 |
Qaqortoq, Greenland |
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2:00 PM |
Qaqortoq is a town in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. It is the most populous town in the region and the fourth largest town in the country. The oldest standing building of Qaqortoq is a black-tarred log building from 1797. Read more about Qaqortoq, Greenland
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Monday, August 12, 2024 |
Ivittut, Greenland |
7:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024 |
Nuuk, Greenland |
12:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
Nuuk is the capital and largest city of Greenland, as well as being the northernmost capital in the world, though 2 degrees south of the Arctic Circle. It’s a place where the old and the new are united in a unique and dynamic way. The missionary Hans Egede founded Nuuk in 1728 as the very first town in Greenland. Read more about Nuuk, Greenland
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Friday, August 16, 2024 |
Pond Inlet, Canada |
11:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
Pond Inlet is a small, modern, attractive Inuit community (population 1550) located on northern Baffin Island above the 72nd parallel. The town is particularly picturesque hamlet, surrounded by massive icecapped mountains, dozens of glaciers, ice floes and explorable ice caves. No wonder Pond Inlet is considered one of Canada's "jewels of the North". Read more about Pond Inlet, Canada
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Saturday, August 17, 2024 |
Dundas Harbour, Canada |
7:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
Dundas Harbour is an abandoned settlement on the southern coast of Devon Island, Canada’s 6th largest island. Dundas Harbour lies on the eastern shore of the harbour of the same name, and is situated 880 km north of the Arctic Circle. Croker Bay is immediately to the west. Read more about Dundas Harbour, Canada
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Saturday, August 17, 2024 |
Dundas Harbour, Canada |
4:00 PM |
9:00 PM |
Dundas Harbour is an abandoned settlement on the southern coast of Devon Island, Canada’s 6th largest island. Dundas Harbour lies on the eastern shore of the harbour of the same name, and is situated 880 km north of the Arctic Circle. Croker Bay is immediately to the west. Read more about Dundas Harbour, Canada
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Sunday, August 18, 2024 |
Beechey Island, Canada |
10:30 AM |
6:00 PM |
Beechey Island is located in the Wellington Channel of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada. It is separated from the southwest corner of Devon Island by Barrow Strait. The island is best known for being the place where members of Sir John Franklin’s party searched for the Northwest Passage in 1845-46. Read more about Beechey Island, Canada
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Sunday, August 18, 2024 |
Prince Leopold Island, Canada |
10:00 PM |
11:00 PM |
The spectacular Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary, which occupies the entire island, is located near the High Arctic Nunavut communities of Arctic Bay and Resolute in the Qikiqtaaluk region. At 31,000 hectares in size, this island sanctuary is a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site and classified as a Canadian Important Bird Area. It is the most important station for breeding marine birds in the Canadian Arctic, having larger numbers and a greater diversity of species than any other location. Read more about Prince Leopold Island, Canada
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
Fort Ross |
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
Conningham Bay |
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
Conningham Bay |
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Thursday, August 22, 2024 |
Gjoa Haven, Canada |
7:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Gjoa Haven meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of blubbery sea mammals in the nearby waters, is a hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle. It is the only settlement on King William Island. The name Gjoa Haven was named after the ship of polar explorer Roal Amundsen. Read more about Gjoa Haven, Canada
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Friday, August 23, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Saturday, August 24, 2024 |
Cambridge Bay, Canada |
7:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
Situated on the SE coast of Victoria Island - part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago - Cambridge Bay is the largest stop for passenger and research vessels traversing the Arctic Ocean’s Northwest Passage. The area is the location of traditional hunting and fishing. Archaeological sites, such as the remains of a nearby Dorset culture stone-longhouse, are often found. Read more about Cambridge Bay, Canada
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Sunday, August 25, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Monday, August 26, 2024 |
Ulukhaktok, Canada |
8:00 AM |
4:00 PM |
Ulukhaktok (aka Ulukhaqtuuq, Holman) lies 460km north of the Arctic Circle on the west coast of Victoria Island, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The small hamlet has a population of around 500. Hunting, trapping, and fishing are major sources of income. Read more about Ulukhaktok, Canada
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
Ulukhaktok, Canada |
4:00 PM |
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Ulukhaktok (aka Ulukhaqtuuq, Holman) lies 460km north of the Arctic Circle on the west coast of Victoria Island, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The small hamlet has a population of around 500. Hunting, trapping, and fishing are major sources of income. Read more about Ulukhaktok, Canada
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Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
Ulukhaktok, Canada |
11:00 PM |
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Ulukhaktok (aka Ulukhaqtuuq, Holman) lies 460km north of the Arctic Circle on the west coast of Victoria Island, in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The small hamlet has a population of around 500. Hunting, trapping, and fishing are major sources of income. Read more about Ulukhaktok, Canada
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Friday, August 30, 2024 |
Barrow, USA |
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4:00 PM |
Situated some 530km above the Arctic Circle, Barrow is the northernmost settlement in the USA, the largest Inupiat community in Alaska, and the administrative and commercial hub of Alaska's Far North. It is also one of the most distinctive places you'll likely ever visit. Sites on the National Register of Historic Places are the Cape Smythe Whaling and Trading Station in nearby Browerville, and the Birnirk Archaeological site approximately 3.5km north of the Barrow airfield. Read more about Barrow, USA
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Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
At Sea |
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
Port Clarance |
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Monday, September 2, 2024 |
Nome, USA |
2:00 AM |
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Nome is a seaport used by freighters and cruise ships, located on the southern side of the Seward Peninsula in Norton Sound, Alaska, just 250km across from Siberian Russia. It was a small Inupiat Eskimo settlement until the discovery of gold in 1898 brought over 20,000 fortune seekers, but most left after 10 years, and today there are approximately 4000 residents with half being Native Americans. Interestingly, Nome is the finish line of the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race covering over 1680km across the wilderness from Anchorage. Read more about Nome, USA
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