artic islands

When you think “Marines,” your mind conjures up images of fighting on the Pacific Islands of Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal. Or perhaps you immediately think of the Battle of Fallujah. Well, did you know that the Marines also train for arctic warfare? In fact, during the Cold War, portions of the 2nd Marine Division were ...

This means we can explore deeper into the pack ice, or further north to the unexplored reaches of the arctic. For instance, northern Ellesmere Island, where only a relative handful of people have ever been. Or some of the completely off-the-beaten-path arctic islands that are remote, pristine and teeming ...

In addition to the 30 artists already unveiled, we can add Artic Monkey, Travis Scott and Florence + The Machine who will each close a festival night, and will ... Paak, Loud, Blondie, Future Islands, Alan Walker, Allvvays, The National, Post Malone, James Bay, Franz Ferdinand, Dua Lipa, Modeselektor, The ...

Coney Island USA will present our Annual Spring Gala on Saturday evening, March 24, 2018. Our annual spring gala is the flagship fundraiser for our non-profit arts organization. This year's event will take place at Kitchen 21 on the boardwalk. Like our home at 1208 Surf Avenue, Kitchen 21 was formerly a ...

Intrepid Hannah McKeand, 44, became stranded last month on the bleak Golomyanny Island, in the Kara Sea, with Canadian adventurer Dongsheng Liu. The pair were left trapped at the start of a daring North Pole bid when their Russian support helicopter crashed soon after dropping them off. Bristol-born ...

Russian teens discover new Arctic island, discuss their success with RT (VIDEO) ... Two teenagers from Moscow Region have become groundbreakers after their newly-discovered island in the Arctic was confirmed by the navy hydrographic service. The islands were pinpointed using satellite imagery.

One year later, he moved to the island and started working at restaurants and drinking places in Longyearbyen. He decided to grow his own food after he could not find fresh produce. Making Longyearbyen sustainable. At first he tried growing plants in water instead of soil, a method called hydroponics.