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Arctic exploration is the physical exploration of the Arctic region of the Earth. It refers to the historical period during which mankind has explored the region north of the Arctic Circle . Historical records suggest that humankind have explored the northern extremes since 325 BC, when the ancient Greek sailor Pytheas reached a frozen sea ...
- List of Arctic expeditions
Gerardus Mercator's 1595 map of the Arctic. This list of...
- Polar exploration
Polar exploration is the process of exploration of the polar...
- List of Arctic expeditions
Study and exploration. Routes of major Arctic explorations. The earliest references to Arctic exploration are shrouded in obscurity as a result both of inaccurate ideas of the shape of Earth and of primitive navigation techniques, which make it difficult to interpret early maps and accounts of voyages. Probably the first to approach the Arctic ...
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Jan 10, 2007 · A map showing the routes of various expeditions searching for a northwest passage through the Arctic, from 1576 to 1944. (Natural Resources Canada) Palaeo-Inuit and Early Inuit (Thule) The coasts and islands of Canada’s Arctic were first explored starting about 5,000 years ago by groups of Sivullirmiut (also known as Palaeo-Inuit).
This pristine yet rugged environment is one of the least explored and understood places on Earth. Due to climate changes, summer Arctic ice cover is diminishing, and scientists therefore believe it is vitally important to get a better understanding of this environment and what impact future changes might bring to our world.
May 8, 2022 · Abstract. The history of exploring the Arctic, long considered a remote and obscure region, has profoundly shaped the regime for governing the Arctic that exists today. The impacts of climate change and the increasing pressure of globalization that are affecting the Arctic are also changing the nature of exploration.
