Fun fact about Svalbard Polar Bears. Svalbard is home to more polar bears than people, making it a unique destination for wildlife enthusiasts. #WildlifeAdventure #PolarExploration #advntrup Image Credit:@tiffmakeswaves on instagram
VINTAGE POSTCARD Aviation America Airship of m Welmann intends for the forwarding of the Polar North pole Zeppelin www.cpaphil.com/en/p... #VintagePostcard #AviationHistory #Airship #Zeppelin #PolarExploration #HistoricFlight #AviationHeritage #RetroTravel #NorthPoleExpedition

#Schmetterlinge in der hohen Arktis, am 74. Breitengrad?
Heute jährt sich sein Geburtstag - Anlass für uns, mal eine ganz andere Seite von Johann August #Miertsching vorzustellen:

https://www.trimaris.de/2025/08/21/miertsching-und-die-schmetterlinge/

#Polarexpedition #Nordwestpassage #northwestpassage
#MercyBay
#Entomologie
#Polarexploration 19thcentury
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#HMSInvestigator

Vor 15 Jahren (Ende Juli) fanden Unterwasserarchäologen in der kanadischen Arktis das Wrack von #HMSInvestigator. Der Fund brachte uns dazu, die Recherchen über #Miertsching zu intensivieren; das Ergebnis war unser Buch "Weil ich ein Inuk bin".

#Nordwestpassage #Franklinexpedition #polarexploration #19thcentury #maritimehistory

149 years ago today #GeorgeMurrayLevick was born. This British Antarctic explorer made observations on penguins considered too shocking for the world, as recounted in A Polar Affair, an unusual and colourful book of #PolarExploration, #Penguins, and perversion.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2020/02/20/book-review-a-polar-affair-antarcticas-forgotten-hero-and-the-secret-love-lives-of-penguins/

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Book review – A Polar Affair: Antarctica’s Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins

A Polar Affair is an unusual and colourful book of polar exploration, penguins, and perversion.

The Inquisitive Biologist