This week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Iceland on the invitation of Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður ...

POSH: a new discovery portal for research and monitoring sites at high latitudes. A new resource,the Polar Observing Site Hub ...

IASSA has opened the call for abstracts for ICASS XII, taking place in Nuuk, Greenland, from 31 May to 4 June 2027 under the ...

The Arctic region is commonly defined as encompassing eight Arctic states: Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark (through Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the ...

Wrangel Island is about 150 km (93mi) long from east to west and 80km (50mi) wide from north to south, spans approximately 7,600 square kilometers (2,900 square miles) and is located at a latitude of ...

Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, and Embla Eir Oddsdóttir, Director of the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network (IAC ...

The Icelandic Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has issued new five-year hunting permits for fin and minke whales, following advice from the Marine Freshwater Research Institute. The permits ...

Iceland is home to 269 named glaciers, showcasing nearly every glacial type found worldwide, from massive ice caps to smaller cirque and mountain glaciers. Dominating the southeast of the island is ...

Article by Fanney Ingvadóttir: Nestled in the Bering Strait between Alaska, United States, and Chukotka, Russia, lie two remote islands that not only mark the divide between two nations but also ...

A dramatic shift in the shoreline at Reynisfjara (Black Beach), one of Iceland’s most iconic natural landmarks, has captured the attention of residents, scientists and visitors alike. Unusually strong ...

Today, the Department released the geographic coordinates defining the outer limits of the U.S. continental shelf in areas beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast, known as the extended continental ...