The North : A Photographic Voyage to the Top of the World

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Explorethe starkness of the seasons at the earth’s upper latitudes, from snow deserts to a blooming tundra, polar lights to white nights.

Ice-filled, mostly uninhabited, breathtakingly beautiful: the polar region of the Northern Hemisphereoffers incredible landscapes that leave visitors at a loss for words. Traveling to and within the Arctic is still an adventure. In summer, vast areasare bathed in the midnight sun, while colorful waves of light dance across the starry sky.

Explores the starkness of the seasons at the earth’s upper latitudes from snow deserts and blooming tundras to polar lights and white nights
Features popular and little-known travel destinations above the 60th parallel north

Venture to the top of the world, taking inextreme landscapes of icebergs and fjords, fascinating cultures and lifeways, and an astoundingvariety of flora and fauna. Here, the fragilityof nature is shown to full effect, seen in the melting of glaciers and retreatingice. Through hundreds of stunning photos, this gorgeous oversize book is sure to inspireeveryone who makes the trip to the top of the world.By (author) Kunth VerlagThis is a compilation by the German publisher Kunth Verlag350+ color imagesA Photographic Voyage to the Top of the World350+ color images