interesting facts about arctic exploration
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What is arctic
exploration
IT IS THE PHYSICAL EXPLORATION OF THE
ARCTIC REGION
People have been exploring the arctic
for well over 330 years BC.
PYTHEAS OF
MASSALIA
MERCHANT
EXPLORER
GEOGRAPHER
PHYTHEAS WROTE
THE VERY FIRST
DISCRIPTION OF THE
!YEAR – 330 BC
Midnight sun
Aurora borealis
Polar ice
Celestial navigation
Raven lead to the discovery of ice land
Expand land territory
Spices
New species
To study climate change and glaciers
Earth’s Geology
Ocean chemistry
Natural resources
Mines
• Zinc• Diamond • Iron mines
Fisheries
Fresh water
Hydro power
Arctic exploration