Polar Discovery :: Expedition 1 :: Postcards from the Ice

Meet the scientists and crew, and learn more about the tools they use

Every day, we'll add photos and journals about our experiences at the North Pole

During the expedition, email your questions to the researchers

Learn more about the instrument being used on this expedition.

Learn more details about the mission through videos, podcasts, animations, interviews, and sound.

Postcards from the Ice, puzzles, quizzes and more!

Postcards from the Ice

Canadian Forces Station Alert is about as far as you can go in the western hemisphere and still find people
year-round. Alert is so far north that the compass needle—which shows magnetic north, not geographic
north—points southwest.