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GAC Group has announced its alliance with Pole Position Spitsbergen AS, establishing its base on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The partnership is aimed at...
Yesterday, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean reached a record low for its date. Ice covered the Arctic Ocean in a smaller area on November 6, 2009 than in any other year on November 6 since observations began in 1979:...
WINNIPEG - Ice packager Arctic Glacier Income Fund (TSX:AG.UN) returned to profitability in the third quarter despite a slight dip in revenues. The fund, which reports in U.S. dollars, said Friday ...
Winnipeg, Canada, November 6 (ots/PRNewswire) - Frontiers North Adventures, the premiere provider of Authentic Arctic Experiences in Canada's north, has been awarded the 2009 Skal International Ecotourism Award in the Tour...
NAS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It took more than 47 years, but an air crew lost during the Cold War is finally being honored. A dedication ceremony was held Friday morning for the crew aboard a P-2V patrol aircraft that disappeared...
Icelandic hot springs: Public opinion is not so hot on joining the EU any more (Photo: Thordur Thorarinsson/norden.org) LEIGH PHILLIPS Today @ 21:12 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Iceland this week appointed its chief EU accession...
Numbering conventions - a prime example? The Canadian Press Philip Jackman's answers to all manner of questions Don't you just hate it when you're looking for an address and the house numbers don't seem to go in sequence? THE...
The potentially huge but largely untapped oil and gas resources of the Arctic offshore have become a major focus of attention, as access to new resources in traditional petroleum provinces has become ever more elusive. But, as...
A group of western oil companies and the state-owned Greenland oil company have formed an industry lobby group to facilitate the development of hydrocarbon resources in the country, Denmark's DONG Energy said in a statement...
ST. PETERSBURG, November 6 (RIA Novosti) - The Arctic Sea freighter, the vessel at the centre of a mysterious hijacking case this summer, has been repaired but is still anchored at a Maltese port, a source at the ship's...
