Polar Collection (page 4)

SAMOYED / POLAR LIGHT
CHAMPION POLAR LIGHT Date: 1926

ROSS / ANDREWROSS ISLAND
John Rosss arctic expedition: Andrewross Island. Date: 1829 - 33

AUGUSTE FRANCOIS BIARD French painter of landscapes and animals, depicted dressed as a polar bear to get closer to his subject... Date: 1800 - 1882

Woman sits astride Polar bear rug and dreams of her beloved
A French Woman sits astride a Polar bear rug and dreams of her beloved, as the smoke rings take on his visage set within a loving heart. Date: circa 1920s

Norway - Two Polar Bear Cubs. Date: 1920s

Polar Bear at the National Zoological Park - Washington D. C. USA Date: 1948

Polar Bears in Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Flossie and her Bear behind (!) go for a stroll along the promenade. Rather coarse seaside humour. Date: 1903

Nordkapp (North Cape) - Norway - Cliffs of the Cape, a smaller Whaler, a hexagonal hut and Polar Bear, completing the Arctic Iconography! Date: circa 1898

Arctic tundra in spring - an aerial view from a helicopter. landscape near Kara sea, Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic. Summer, July

Snowy Owl - Eye - juvenile - a fledgling (Nyctea scandiaca). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Arctic Poppy flowering in tundra near Dikson (Papaver polare). Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Siberian Lemming - adult in winter; feeds on dwarf willow sprouts and dry grass on snow surface (Lemmus sibiricus). tundra of Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic

Desolation at sea-port Dikson, Arctic Russia. Summer, August. Broken and abandoned ships and rubbish everywhere in what use to be one of the major ports in Russian Arctic ocean coast (Kara sea)

RUSSIA - Arctic tundra, melting snows, tundra of Taimyr peninsula near Kara Sea

Ross / Copeland Island
Ross/Copeland Island

Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen
Ejnar Mikkelsen, the Danish Polar explorer and author, pictured in 1909

Belgica / Expedition Crew
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. The expedition members with Adrien de Gerlache, the Commander, on the far left

POLAR BEAR
A group of polar bears in an icy landscape. One has caught a fish and is warning the others off with a fierce growl. Date: 1865

Umberto Cagnis Polar expedition ship, the Stella Polare
Polar Exploration of Umberto Cagni (1863-1932) of the Royal Italian Navy. He is best known for his leadership in the expedition (by dogsled)

Statue - Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Waterloo Place, London
Statue of Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), Waterloo Place, London. Date: circa 1907

Beardmore Glacier
Beardmore glacier; the two figures in the foreground are Wilson and Cherry-Garrard, both of whom are busy sketching Date: 1913

Belgica Expedition - Port of Antwerp, Belgium
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. The Belgica in Antwerp (Anvers), Belgium. Date: 1897-98

Ross / Cutting the Ice
During Rosss voyage to find Franklin, they have to cut out the ice to allow the Enterprise and the Investigator pass. Date: 1848 - 49

Polar Explorer - Dr Forbes McKay, Antarctica. Thought to be taken on the Nimrod Expedition Date: 1918

WEGENER, Alfred (1880-1930). German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist. Oil

Wooden fishing hook on palm of a Siberian shaman /
Wooden fishing hook on palm of a Siberian shaman/ sorcerer / wizard / healer / medicine man / foreteller. Polar Circle, Siberia, Russia. April

Red-breasted Goose - female by nest with 5 eggs laid in gooses down - at riverbank cliff (Branta ruficollis). river Maksimovka near Kara sea - near Dikson - Russian Arctic - summer - July

Snow melts in arctic tundra spring. Aerial view from a helicopter. landscape near Kara sea, Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic. July

Peregrine Falcon - adult warms a chick after feeding him in the nest (a single chick because of the bad year due to the lack of lemmings as food, a natural fluctuation), (Falco peregrinus)

Siberian Lemming - adult by its burrow in tundra (Lemmus sibiricus ). near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August. Entrance overgrown with mosses and lichens

Lemming footprints on snow (Lemmus sibiricus). tundra of Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, winter. Russian Arctic, Siberia, Russia. Lemmings spend winter under deep snow and rarely appear on surface

Semi-tundra aerial, North Siberia. Helicopter view over frozen lakes in semi-tundra near river Taz; early spring; North Tumen region, Russia

Clothes drying in snowfall, Siberia. A typical scene in Krasnoselkup settlement, yards and houses covered in snow, clothes normally dryed outside all year round, winter; North Tumen region

Typical taiga forest floor in Autumn with lichens, various berries, mushrooms, near river Taz. North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Semi-tundra in spring, Siberia. Snow melts in semi-tundra, near river Taz; spring; North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Lemmings footprints on snow surface, typical track of a lemming in winter tundra. (Lemmus sibiricus ). winter tundra of Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic

Siberian Lemming - skull in tundra (typical scene due to a high lemming population), next to a flowering White Dryas (Dryas octopetala) plant (Lemmus sibiricus)

Collared Lemmings - adults in winter fur, large winter claws for digging snow (in summer they are smaller) (Dicrostonyx torquatus). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, North of Siberia, Russian Arcti

Collared Lemmings large winter claw of a forepaw - adapted for digging snow (Dicrostonyx torquatus). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic

Siberian shaman / sorcerer / wizard / healer / medicine man / foreteller - lunch, with a rifle and huskies. Siberia, Russia. April

Selkup men in traditional clothes, holding traditional tools (wood-planes). early spring; near river Taz, North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia. (North Siberia minority)

Selkup Man (North Siberian minority), in traditional winter clothes, wait outside local shop in Krasnoselkup. early spring; near river Taz, North Tumen region, Siberia

Selkup-hunter - Traditional hunting gear of a Selkup (north Siberias indigenous minority), knife, rifle, skies. Winter; Semi-tundra near river Taz, North Tumen region, Northern Siberia, Russia

Frozen river meanders in Taiga-forest, a tributary of river Taz. Aerial, early spring, North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, and a tent
Sir Ernest Shackletons air-propelled sledges, intended for use in the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917). Shown here operating as air-propelled water boats

Has Captain Scott reached the Pole today?
Page from The Sphere magazine speculating on whether Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his polar exploration team had reached the South Pole in December 1911, as scheduled

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - pitching tent
The double tent used by Captain Scott on the last journey of his ill-fated polar expedition to the South Pole, 1910 - 1912, shown in a photograph by Lieutenant H. R. Bowers on the upper plateau

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