Soldiers during a dog training session in northern Russia
Soldiers of the Russian North Fleet’s
Arctic Brigade are seen during the first dog training in Russian north.
(Andrei Luzik, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Author: Eye on the Arctic
Icebergs in eastern Greenland
A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs in eastern
Greenland. (Felipe Dana/AP)
A research camp in the High Arctic
The German Arctic research vessel Polarstern in the ice next to a research camp Ocean City in the Arctic region. (Michael Gutsche/Alfred-Wegner-Institut via AP)
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A ship navigates the Arctic Ocean
Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise ship navigates through floating ice in the Arctic Ocean,
September 15, 2020. (Natalie Thomas/Reuters)
The northern lights in Enontekio, Finland
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen over the sky in Enontekio in Lapland, Finland January 25, 2021. (Alexander Kuznetsov/Reuters)
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Soccer on the sea ice near Greenland
KV Svalbard’s crew, formed by Norwegian Navy privates and scientists from Norwegian Institute of
Marine Research, play soccer as they are protected from polar bears by armed guards in the arctic
environment in the sea around Greenland, March 22, 2018. (Marius Vagenes
Villanger/Kystvakten/Sjoforsvaret/NTB Scanpix via Reuters)
Ships in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Ships located just outside of the city of Iqaluit in Canada’s eastern Arctic.
(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
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