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Dog sledding on sea ice in Greenland (video) Dog sledding is a mode of transport and a tradition dating back as far as the 10th Century in Greenland. Sled dog teams are usually made up of between 12-15 strong dogs.

By Lawrence Hislop

Thick-billed Murre or Brünnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia), Svalbard The Thick-billed Murre or Brünnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) is a bird in the auk family (Alcidae). It breeds on coasts and islands in the High Arctic of Europe, Asia and North America, where it is one of the most numero...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Red Knots (Calidris canutus islandica,) feeding at Porsanger Fjord, Northern Norway The Red Knot is a migratory shorebird that travels up to 20,000 km twice a year from its breeding grounds on the high Arctic tundra to its southern non-breeding sites. Along with having one of the longest total migration...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Red Knots (Calidris canutus islandica,) feeding at Porsanger Fjord, Northern Norway Of the six subspecies of Red Knot, one is now stable, four are in decline, and the trend in the sixth population is unclear. These declines can be attributed to the loss of important feeding areas and food sources along ...

By Peter Prokosch

Icebergs in Disco Bay, Greenland The Icebergs from the Ilulissat Icefjord - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - in Disco Bay/Greenland are the largest to be found in the Arctic. Latest research concludes that ice loss from both Greenland and Antarctica is ac...

By Peter Prokosch

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides), 1st year, Ilusissat, Greenland The Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not Iceland, where it is only seen in the winter. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic ...

By Peter Prokosch

Greenland mountains stick out the ice shield Almost entire Greenland is covered by a massive ice shield. Only on the edges peak mountains are sticking out.

By Peter Prokosch

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) head in Greenland The caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is widely distributed across the circumpolar region, and is otherwise known as wild reindeer outside North America. Indigenous populations, many of whom have evolved over several thousands...

By Lawrence Hislop

Red Knots in Porsanger, Norway The Red Knot is a migratory shorebird that travels up to 20,000 km twice a year from its breeding grounds on the high Arctic tundra to its southern non-breeding sites. Along with having one of the longest total migration...

By Peter Prokosch

Iceberg in Disco Bay, Greenland The Ilulissat Icefjord in Disco Bay is one of the World's fastest flowing glaciers and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is located 250km North of the Arctic Circle and it accounts for 10% of the production of Greenland's...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

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