An interesting story about the first arrival of the British to farthest northern Greenland in 1818. The Inughuit had foretold this visit. https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/the-return-of-the-dog-children-parry-and-lyon-at-igloolik/ #Inuit #Inughuit #Greenland #NorthwestPassage #history #Arctic #Nuliajuk #Sedna

The Orkney News has produced a short film about the Hall of Clestrain for the John Rae Society, as part of a fundraising drive to aid the society’s ambitious plans to restore the building and site to its former glory. #Arctic #NorthWestPassage
https://theorkneynews.scot/2024/05/06/hall-of-clestrain-new-film-produced-for-the-john-rae-society/

"Like the last Link of The North West Passage, which John Rae discovered, our Road to The Arctic emulates this. It’s the first solid link to The Hall of Clestrain’s restoration and John Rae’s too!"
#Arctic #NorthWestPassage
NOT TO BE MISSED. Set your reminder. Premiering tonight, 8pm Sunday, on YouTube
https://youtu.be/NjOwTscZFkc?si=5L5VAPtMZRobSMbp

The 14,500 kilometer #FarNorthFiber long cable will directly link #Europe to #Japan, via the #NorthwestPassage in the #Arctic, with landing sites in Japan, the #US (Alaska), #Canada, #Norway, #Finland and #Ireland.

It would have been unthinkable until just a few years ago, when a thick, multiyear layer of ice made navigation impossible.
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Shrinking #ArcticIce redraws the map for #internet cable connections
https://www.politico.eu/article/shrinking-arctic-ice-redraws-map-internet-cable-connections-climate-change/

For #JukeboxFridayNight the theme is #LetsMove. Here's a #Metal cover of a Canadian classic!

"Northwest Passage" covered by Unleash The Archers
(Originally by Stan Rogers)

https://songwhip.com/unleash-the-archers/northwest-passage

A pair of 15 minute long droning, dark dreamscapes. Inspired by Twin Peaks, Dusklight, and daydreams.

#droneMusic #darkAmbient #dreams #northwestPassage #twinPeaks #bandcamp #music

https://northwest-passage.bandcamp.com/