Our Arctic Stories and Tales from the Cold | Arctic Kingdom https://arctickingdom.com/arctic-blog/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:51:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/arctickingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-fav.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Our Arctic Stories and Tales from the Cold | Arctic Kingdom https://arctickingdom.com/arctic-blog/ 32 32 129556088 The Top Polar Bucket List Trips https://arctickingdom.com/the-top-polar-bucket-list-trips/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:02:36 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32417 A bucket list is a set of goals or achievements you wish to accomplish in your lifetime. At Arctic Kingdom, we make that wish list a reality. The Arctic is the home to some of the world’s top bucket list activities and experiences. You can see such elusive animals that most people think they’re a […]

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]]> 32417 What Colour is a Polar Bear’s Fur? https://arctickingdom.com/what-colour-is-a-polar-bears-fur/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 02:32:38 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32321 When we think of the snowy Arctic, we envision the mighty polar bear marching across their domain. This iconic white bear is called “wapusk” in the Cree language and “nanook” in Inuktitut. The polar bear doesn’t have white fur and their skin is actually quite dark, so, why do we think of it as the […]

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]]> 32321 The Ice Caps of Baffin Island https://arctickingdom.com/the-ice-caps-of-baffin-island/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:27:38 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32247 Few places on Earth can host an ice cap. They are tremendously large and can cover vast areas with snow and ice. While they do not only exist in a polar region, the oldest ice caps do. The ice caps of Baffin Island are remnants of a past Ice Age and are the oldest ice […]

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]]> 32247 The Famous Mountain Peaks of Baffin Island https://arctickingdom.com/the-famous-mountain-peaks-of-baffin-island/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:22:56 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32250 Breathtaking mountains have always attracted travellers who yearn to stand in awe of their grandeur. We can fill our body with the mountain air as we walk among giants. The sculped rock faces appear titanic but only when we stand in front of them. Only when we visit these places do we realize the difference […]

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]]> 32250 The Narwhal Tusk: It’s a Tooth! https://arctickingdom.com/the-narwhal-tusk-its-a-tooth/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:14:42 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32323 The narwhal’s tusk has long captured the imagination of people across the globe. They were found in medieval courts and inspired legends of unicorns. Today we’re still trying to understand the mystery of their tusks. What are they for and how do narwhal use them? Are they used for protection like elephant tusks or are […]

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]]> 32323 How Leif Erikson Found the New World https://arctickingdom.com/how-leif-erikson-found-the-new-world/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:36:16 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32147 We now know that Christopher Columbus was not the first person to reach the New World. It certainly wasn’t a ‘new world’ to the people who lived there for millennia or even new to Europeans with evidence of Norse exploration and trade long before Columbus.  Leif Erikson, a Norse (Norwegian) explorer, would land on Baffin Island […]

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]]> 32147 Arctic Kingdom’s Top Fast Facts https://arctickingdom.com/arctic-kingdoms-top-fast-facts/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:24:28 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32356 Over the years we have explored many fascinating subjects as we look at the wonderful places and incredible animals of the Arctic. We have had the chance to find out how polar bears have evolved to camouflage in the Arctic and why narwhals have tusks. We have discussed how glaciers are formed and how these […]

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]]> 32356 Have You Heard of the Akshayuk Pass? https://arctickingdom.com/have-you-heard-of-the-akshayuk-pass/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:12:51 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32216 One of the most beautiful and little-known places is Auyuittuq National Park, located along western Baffin Island. It is a sheltered alpine wonderland that is nestled within the Cumberland Peninsula. Cutting sharping through the mountain range and towering peaks is a glacial carved valley that runs through the middle of the national park. This scenic […]

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]]> 32216 Explore Auyuittuq National Park https://arctickingdom.com/explore-auyuittuq-national-park/ Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:20:53 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32213 It is one of the most beautiful and stark landscapes in Canada and has excited adventurers for decades. It was once called, Baffin Island National Park before being renamed Auyuittuq “the land that never melts.” This is a brilliant name for a place that is covered in ice caps and flooded with glaciers. If you […]

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]]> 32213 Detecting Polar Bear “Fingerprints” https://arctickingdom.com/detecting-polar-bear-fingerprints/ Wed, 25 May 2022 14:49:48 +0000 https://arctickingdom.com/?p=32262 Polar bears are more than an icon of the wild northern frontier, they are an important way to track the effect of a changing climate on the Arctic. These animals underwent a remarkable transformation in their genetic traits to match their extreme environment and to excel in it. All of these evolutionary traits took a […]

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