Arctic Circle Collection

Bridge & Arctic Cathedral, Tromso, Norway

Royal Navy Seaking Mk4 Helicopters Over Northern Norway
Royal Navy Seaking Mk4 helicopters from 845 Naval Air Squadron conducting Arctic flying training over the snow covered mountains of northern Norway

Snow mobile on Finnish track near Ivalo in Finnish Lapland Finland winter

Aurora borealis (Northern Lights), Abisko, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Mist on the snowy forest, Levi, Kittila, Lapland, Finland

Abisko, Sweden. Chasing the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Swedish Lapland

Royal Navy submarine breaks through Arctic ice for major exercise
Royal Navy submarine HMS Trenchant after it had broken through the metre-thick ice of the Arctic Ocean to join two US boats on a major exercise

Panoramic of Northern lights KittilAÔé¼ Lapland Finland
Panorama of snowy woods and frozen trees framed by Northern lights and stars Levi Sirkka KittilAÔé¼ Lapland region Finland Europe

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Early map of Hudsons Strait and Hudsons Bay, 1662, in Arctic Canada. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction

Norther Lights (Auora Borealis), Inari Lake, Lapland, Finland

Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in heavy snowfall, in the abandoned Russian settlement of Pyramiden, Billefjorden, Svalbard

Norway, Troms, Lyngen Alps. Travel over the mountains of the Lyngen Alps via dog sled guided by veteran explorer Per Thore Hansen. (MR)

Skogafoss waterfall, Sudurland, Iceland

Typical Rorbu surrounded by grass, Nordland county, Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway

The Northern Lights illuminates the icy landscape in Svensby Lyngen Alps Tromsa¸ Lapland Norway Europe

Aurora borealis. Fish-eye lens view of a tree silhouetted against a red aurora borealis or northern lights display in the night sky

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A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), probably recently weaned from its mother, approaches the National Geographic Explorer after scavenging a polar bear carcass on multi-year ice floes in

Norway, Svalbard, arctic slopes in Isfjord

Boat on Lake Kilpisjarvi, Kilpisjarvi, Arctic Circle, Lapland, Finland

Arctic Road Towards Kilpisjarvi, Arctic Circle, Lapland, Finland

Blue glacial ice inside an ice cave, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, USA
Blue glacial ice is exposed inside an ice cave at the terminus of Mendenhall Glacier, Mendenhall Lake, Tongass National Forest; Alaska, United States of America

Barents ship at Nova Zembla, 1598 (engraving)
XJF3037892 Barents ship at Nova Zembla, 1598 (engraving) by Dutch School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willem Barentsz (c.1550-97) Dutch navigator, cartographer

Grizzly Bear and Mount Denali (McKinley), Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) taking a stroll on autumn coloured tundra with a view of Mount Denali (McKinley), Denali National Park and Preserve, Interior Alaska; Alaska

Santa Claus village, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in heavy snowfall, in the abandoned Russian settlement of Pyramiden, Billefjorden, Svalbard

Snowy peaks are reflected in the frozen Lake Jaegervatnet at sunset Stortind Lyngen Alps Tromsa¸ Lapland Norway Europe

Map of Siberia. Map showing eastern Russia, Mongolia, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Kamchatka Peninsula. Plate 67 from The Times Atlas

Pine Forest in Winter, Lapland, Finland

Cabin in Winter, Ruka, Finland

Myllykoski Mill in Winter, Oulanka National Park, Kuusamo, Finland

Devils Jaw, Senja, Norway

Red Boat House along Bergsbotn Fjord, Senja, Norway

Arctic Cathedral, Tromso, Norway

The Devils Jaw Reflecting in Tide-pool, Senja, Norway

Full Moon over Fishermans Hut & Olstinden, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Frozen bay of Adventdalen in late winter, Longyearbyen, Svalbard

View of the mountains of Gymsoya from Smorten, Lofoten Islands Norway Europe

Typical red houses reflected in the sea at dusk. Reine. Lofoten Islands Northern Norway Europe

Painting by Franz von Lenbach Fridtjof Nansen, 1900 (heliograph)
8915103 Painting by Franz von Lenbach Fridtjof Nansen, 1900 (heliograph) by Lenbach, Franz Seraph von (1836-1904); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Fridtjof Nansen)

Happy tourist waving at the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) dancing in the night sky above the Arctic Circle, Akaslompolo, Kolari municipality, Finland, Europe

Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295748 Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware); 28.5x40x28 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A two-handled soup tureen)

Plate. Raised front view, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295746 Plate. Raised front view, c.1840 (earthenware); 3x27 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Dinner plate of the Arctic Scenery pattern)

Tureen in Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295379 Tureen in Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware); 17x22x17.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Tureen and cover in Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295371 Tureen and cover in Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware); 16x31.5x24 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A tureen and cover in Arctic Scenery pattern)

Polar projection map with Arctic Circle, c.1680 (coloured engraving)
7295393 Polar projection map with Arctic Circle, c.1680 (coloured engraving) by Seller, John (1632-97); 44x55 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart showing the North West Passage discovered by Captain R. Le M. McClure, HMS Investigator
7295388 Chart showing the North West Passage discovered by Captain R. Le M. McClure, HMS Investigator, 1853 (coloured engraving) by Inglefield

The death of Willem Barents, 20 June 1597, 1836 (oil on canvas)
7295283 The death of Willem Barents, 20 June 1597, 1836 (oil on canvas) by Portman, Christiaan Julius Lodewyck (1799-1867); 99x133.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Commander James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1834 (oil on canvas)
7295331 Commander James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1834 (oil on canvas) by Wildman, John Robert (fl.1823-39); 144.2x112 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Boat-cloak or cloak boat invented by Peter Halkett, R.N. 1848
7295447 The Boat-cloak or cloak boat invented by Peter Halkett, R.N. 1848; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

The Arctic ocean Captain Ross and the crew of the Victory saved by the Isabella of Hull, 1833 (coloured engraving)
7295545 The Arctic ocean Captain Ross and the crew of the Victory saved by the Isabella of Hull, 1833 (coloured engraving) by Ross, John (1777-1856) (after); 13.6x21.1 cm; National Maritime Museum

Captain W.E. Parry R.N. 1821 (stipple engraving)
7295539 Captain W.E. Parry R.N. 1821 (stipple engraving) by Drummond, Samuel (1765-1844); 23x14.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Commander of the Polar Expedition 1819-1820)

Polar sketches. Returning to the ship after an unsuccessful attempt to find the North Pole, 1876 (chromolithograph)
7295653 Polar sketches. Returning to the ship after an unsuccessful attempt to find the North Pole, 1876 (chromolithograph) by Moss, Edward Lawton (1843-80); 19.7x28 cm; National Maritime Museum

Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin)
7295773 Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin); 160x610x880 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: This sealskin suit)

A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo)
7295742 A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo) by Domville, William Thomas (1822-79); 17.7x21.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

Satellite sledge assigned to HMS Discovery for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position
7295733 Satellite sledge assigned to HMS Discovery for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position. c.1875 (wood, organic: leather, metal); National Maritime Museum, London

Rudder and stern post plan for Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper, black ink, red ink)
7295438 Rudder and stern post plan for Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper, black ink, red ink, blue colourwash, grey colourwash) by British School

First communication with the Natives of Prince Regents Bay, 1819 (aquatint)
7295570 First communication with the Natives of Prince Regents Bay, 1819 (aquatint) by Sackhouse, John (1797-1819); 29.2x42.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Halkett's boat-cloak or cloak-boat, 1840-49 (engraving)
7295403 Halkett's boat-cloak or cloak-boat, 1840-49 (engraving); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: This eccentric contraption was designed for navigating across bays and rivers)

Fast from the ice floe, under Cape Prescott, Franklin Pierce Bay (Canada), 19th century (b/w photo)
MMM5457715 Fast from the ice floe, under Cape Prescott, Franklin Pierce Bay (Canada), 19th century (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Fast from the ice floe)

Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848), assistant surgeon aboard the HMS Terror
MMM5477316 Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848), assistant surgeon aboard the HMS Terror'; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of Alexander MacDonald (1817-1848)

Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold)
MMM5477676 Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 1835, awarded to Captain George Back (1796-1878), 1835 (gold) by Wyon, William (1795-1851); National Maritime Museum, London

Captain Markham's most northerly encampment, 19th century (oil on paper)
7295288 Captain Markham's most northerly encampment, 19th century (oil on paper) by Beechey, Richard Bridges (1808-95); 22.9x34.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of the search for Sir John Franklin and discovery of the North West Passage, 1853 (ink on paper)
7295358 Chart of the search for Sir John Franklin and discovery of the North West Passage, 1853 (ink on paper) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); 39x53 cm; National Maritime Museum

Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), c.1909
LSE4403049 Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), c.1909; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920).); Photo © Leonard de Selva

Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American explorer of Arctic (north pole) c. 1905
1719564 Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American explorer of Arctic (north pole) c. 1905; (add.info.: Admiral Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) american explorer of Arctic (north pole) c. 1905)

Robert Edwin Peary, 1909 (cartoon)
530667 Robert Edwin Peary, 1909 (cartoon); (add.info.: Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) American naval officer and explorer

Dish. Top down view, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295749 Dish. Top down view, c.1840 (earthenware); 28.5x40x28 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A two-handled soup tureen)

Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295747 Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware); 28.5x40x28 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A two-handled soup tureen)

Dinner plate of the Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295651 Dinner plate of the Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 3x27 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Tureen in Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295375 Tureen in Arctic Scenery pattern, c.1840 (earthenware); 17x22x17.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

SS Roosevelt, American steamship launched 1905 built for Robert Pearys polar explora... 1909 (photo)
8782681 SS Roosevelt, American steamship launched 1905 built for Robert Pearys polar explora... 1909 (photo) by Peary, Robert Edwin (1856-1920); (add.info.: SS Roosevelt)

Rudder and stern post plan for Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper, black ink, red ink)
7295658 Rudder and stern post plan for Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), 1845 (technical drawing, paper, black ink, red ink, blue colourwash, grey colourwash) by British School

A whaler and other vessels in a light breeze, c.1790 (oil on canvas)
7295295 A whaler and other vessels in a light breeze, c.1790 (oil on canvas) by Askew, John (fl.1788-1809); 65.3x111.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Greenland fishery: English whalers in the ice, c.1750 (oil on canvas)
7295294 Greenland fishery: English whalers in the ice, c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Brooking, Charles (1723-59); 29.3x43 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Ice islands near the poles, 1877 (illustration)
7298973 Ice islands near the poles, 1877 (illustration); (add.info.: Ice islands (icebergs) near the poles - Illustration of the book "History of Meteors

Qalasirssuaq (Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua), c.1851 (oil, canvas)
7295744 Qalasirssuaq (Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua), c.1851 (oil, canvas) by British School, (19th century); 63.4x76.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo)
7295739 A view across a bay towards the Franklin search ships under Captain Belcher's command, 1852 (b/w photo) by Domville, William Thomas (1822-79); 19.6x23.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

Animal Figurehead, c.1850 (wood, elm?)
7295734 Animal Figurehead, c.1850 (wood, elm?); 31.7x50.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Figurehead depicting the head of a polar bear from the Arctic exploration vessel HMS)

Snow goggles, c.1847 (leather, copper)
7295732 Snow goggles, c.1847 (leather, copper); 19x6.5x2.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-8)

Spectacle lenses: Relic of Sir John Franklins last expedition 1845-48. c.1845 (Glass)
7295506 Spectacle lenses: Relic of Sir John Franklins last expedition 1845-48. c.1845 (Glass); 2.6x3.5x2.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

HM Sledge Erin, 19th century (print)
7295465 HM Sledge Erin, 19th century (print); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Page 205 illustration from George F M'Dougall The Eventful Voyage of HM Discovery Resolute to)

Model of a Caribou Inuit (Arctic) kayak, 19th century (wood, skin, leather)
7295460 Model of a Caribou Inuit (Arctic) kayak, 19th century (wood, skin, leather); 9.7x12x11.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Pair of shotguns taken on the Franklin expedition, 1845-47 (steel, iron, brass, wood)
7295458 Pair of shotguns taken on the Franklin expedition, 1845-47 (steel, iron, brass, wood); 11x117x5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: They have walnut stocks)

Two Inuit women with baby, 1854 (b/w photo)
7295429 Two Inuit women with baby, 1854 (b/w photo) by Inglefield, Admiral Edward Augustus (1820-94); 16.2x21.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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Journey into the Arctic Circle: A mesmerizing blend of nature's wonders and human exploration awaits. Royal Navy Seaking Mk4 Helicopters soar over the breathtaking landscapes of Northern Norway, while Tromso's iconic Bridge & Arctic Cathedral stand as testaments to architectural brilliance. Experience the thrill of racing through Finnish Lapland on a snowmobile track near Ivalo, surrounded by the enchanting winter wonderland. Witness the ethereal beauty of Aurora borealis (Northern Lights) dancing above Abisko in Swedish Lapland, leaving you spellbound. Mist delicately blankets Levi's snowy forest in Kittila, Finland, creating an otherworldly atmosphere that captivates your senses. Marvel at Iceland's Skogafoss waterfall in Sudurland, where raw power meets serene beauty amidst untouched wilderness. Encounter a majestic Grizzly Bear against the backdrop of Mount Denali (McKinley) in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve - a true testament to untamed wildlife coexisting with rugged landscapes. Let yourself be enchanted as The Northern Lights illuminate Svensby Lyngen Alps' icy landscape in Tromsa¸ Lapland Norway Europe - an awe-inspiring spectacle that will leave you breathless. Take in panoramic views of this celestial phenomenon from KittilAÔé¼ Lapland Finland, immersing yourself fully into its magical embrace. Witness the might and determination of Royal Navy submarines breaking through Arctic ice for major exercises - a testament to mankind's relentless pursuit of knowledge and exploration. Embark on an unforgettable adventure through Norway's Lyngen Alps; let their towering peaks guide you towards new horizons within this frozen paradise.