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The Ultratravel top 10 winter treats
From hot-spring holidays in Japan to romantic rail journeys through Siberia, snow travel is the way to go.
GAC announces alliance with Pole Position Spitsbergen and establishes its northernmost base
United Arab Emirates: 4 hours, 11 minutes ago GAC Group has established its latest base on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole.
The Noorderlicht, a century-old schooner, carried a boatload of artists in waters around Norway's Arctic archipelago.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon briefed on Arctic climate off Norway
Researchers studying the effects of global warming in the Arctic region off northern Norway briefed visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday on their research.
UN chief visits 'doomsday' seed vault in Arctic
LONGYEARBYEN: UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited on Wednesday a vault carved into the Arctic permafrost, filled with samples of the world's most important seeds in case food crops are wiped out by a catastrophe.
Above the Arctic Circle, Ban sees first-hand view of climate change's impact
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has travelled above the Arctic Circle today to experience first-hand the impact of climate change on the fragile region, as fewer than 100 days remain before the start of the United Nations conference where countries will aim to reach a new agreement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
UN SECRETARY General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday visited a research community in Ny-Aalesund in the Arctic's Svalbard archipelago to see the effects of climate change first-hand, officials said.
AMASE blog 2009: SLIce: Searching for Signatures of Life in Ice
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Source: AMASE 2009 - Comments Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco: In the last days things have moved ahead in AMASE.
Welcome to Svalbard, Here's Your Bird-Defense Stick
Need an insider's visitor guide to the northernmost settlement on Earth? NASA's got you covered.