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Arctic Ocean

Daily satellite images of the cryosphere
The JPL Polar Oceanography Group utilises satellite microwave remote sensing data and in-situ methods to understand the climate-induced variability in sea-ice and land-ice on seasonal to inter-annual time scales.
The National Ice Center (NIC), a US multi-agency operational center representing the Department of Defense (Navy), the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of Transportation (Coast Guard).
Arctic related sites

Weather at the North Pole
An international project organised under the auspices of the Arctic Council to evaluate and synthesize knowledge on climate variability, climate change, and increased ultraviolet radiation and their consequences.
The long term trends and decadal changes occurring in the Arctic atmosphere, and their significance.
Land-Atmosphere-Ice Interactions (LAII) research seeks to improve understanding of the role of interactions among land, atmosphere, and ice in the functioning of the Arctic System, with an emphasis on improving the predictability of likely responses of the Arctic System to global change.

Polar Bears Alive is a non-profit organization dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear and its arctic habitat.
A site giving factual information about Polar Bears

Sir John Franklin was a British explorer whose disappearance in 1845 caused a widespread search of the Arctic
Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen is among the greatest of all Arctic explorers
Robert Peary, American arctic explorer, claimed to be the first to reach the North Pole in 1909
Matthew Henson spent eighteen years with Peary on his Arctic explorations.
Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole but was also a prolific explorer in the Arctic.
Sir Wally Herbert is a polar explorer of international distinction - 'the greatest polar explorer of our time' according to Sir Ranulph Fiennes; a 'phenomenon' according to the late Lord Shackleton, and a man whose 'determination and courage', according to His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, 'are of such heroic proportions that his country should mark his achievements eventually by having him stuffed and put on display!'
Some other names in Arctic exploration - Search for them on www.encyclopedia.com and collections.ic.gc.ca: Otto Sverdrup; John Barrow; William Parry; William Barents; Adolphus Greely; Francis McClintock; Dr. Salomon Andree; Richard Byrd; Frederick Cook; Gino Watkins; John Rymill; Umberto Nobile; Vilhjalmur Stefannson; Leif Eriksson.

Inuit people of the Arctic
Inuit
Inupiat people of Arctic Alaska
Kven People of Norway
Chukot people of Russia
Nenetsy People of Russia
Canadian indigenous people
Iceland Saga manuscripts and culture
The Sami people of Lapland
Vikings of Iceland
Arctic Council - constituting representatives of the Arctic States (Governments of Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden and the United States of America.
arcticcircle.uconn.edu - "...the Arctic is not simply an exploitable frontier for economic growth or a wildlife preserve for southern visitors. Its indigenous inhabitants must allow for and facilitate spiritual, social, and cultural development."

A forum for children and youth of the Arctic
Children and Youth of the Arctic: A Critical Challenge of Sustainable Development
Arctic string figures
The Arctic School Project links students with their counterparts in the Nunavut region of the Canadian Arctic through art and technology.
Internet Arctic field trip for Children
Arctic animals for kids

The Program for the Conservation of Flora and Fauna is one of five programs of the Arctic Council. CAFF was established in 1991 to address the special needs of Arctic species and their habitats in the rapidly developing Arctic region.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) increases the awareness of Arctic decision makers through campaigns, environmental education, lobbying, press releases and newsletters

Tom and Tina Sjogren's expeditions to the South and North Poles
Belgians Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer's crossing of the Arctic Ocean via the North Pole
Frenchman Jean Louis-Etienne's North Pole expedition
Scotsman Dave Mill's solo expedition from Canada to the North Pole
Ben Saunders from Britain
Frenchman Eric Brossier's sail through the NE Passage
Russian Arctic traverse in all-terrain vehicles - website yet to be published
Australians Tim Jarvis and Peter Treseder are also heading north.