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Eskimos' weather too hot to handle

Obituary: Lewis King

Quebec: Winter in the Great White North

In winter in the remote Arctic village of Puvirnituq, Northern Quebec, temperatures range from -2C to -30C.

Melting ice caps reveal polar secrets

Russia: Extreme tourism in the Soviet Gulag

The mayor of Vorkuta, 100 miles above the Arctic Circle, says he is looking for an investor to turn an abandoned prison complex into a 'reality' holiday camp for novelty-seeking tourists.

Alaskan breakers capsize the Siberian dream

This week, we consummated our pilgrimage to celebrate the discovery of the Americas by following the winding Yukon and reaching the most western extremity of the Americas.

Canada: Nice poetry, shame about the environment

The mozzies are man-eaters and the midnight sun, I can confirm, does crazy things to people.

Primitive 'fish with fingers' evolutionary missing link

Increase in 'glacial earthquakes' recorded