As sea ice recedes, more ships than ever are transiting a famed route in the Canadian Arctic. But as two sailors discovered last summer, that doesn’t mean the Northwest Passage has become an easy voyage.

Source: Canadian Geographic, April 2013
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Bruce Kirkby

Tags: Adventure, Arctic, Climate change, Expeditions, Exploration, Northwest Passage, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Sailing, Sea ice

Article ID#: 3462

A group of students from around the world who embark on an unforgettable journey of Arctic education wind up discovering something about themselves in the process

Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2013
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Samia Madwar , Lee Naraway

Tags: Arctic, Baffin Island, Education, Expeditions, Greenland, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Students on Ice

Article ID#: 3426

A century after the start of the thrilling expedition that strengthened claims to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, the first Canadian Arctic Expedition remains a largely unknown part of the country’s history

Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Anne Watson

Tags: Arctic, Arctic sovereignty, Artifacts, Canadian Arctic Expedition, Cartography, Expeditions, History, Karluk, Rudolph M. Anderson, Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Article ID#: 3429

The story of the Canadian explorer who discovered Scott’s frozen remains in Antarctica

Source: Canadian Geographic, October 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Joseph Frey

Tags: Antarctic, Antarctica, Expeditions, Ontario, Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, Robert Service, South Pole, Toronto, Ontario

Article ID#: 3374

Inspired by a childhood love of Farley Mowat’s books, a park warden and his family travel cross-country to retrace the stories and their settings

Source: Canadian Geographic, July/August 2008
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Karsten Heuer

Tags: Canoes, Expeditions, Farley Mowat

Article ID#: 359