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Visit the North Pole!
A Russian icebreaker can get you there.....
For thousands of years the Arctic Ocean and its icebound islands have been a source of fascination to mariners, geographers, and all who devote their lives to seeking out and exploring the unknown.
The first known Arctic expedition was captained by Pytheas of Massilia in 330 BCE, a Greek mariner from what is now Marseille, who sailed to the mysterious land of "Thule."
When he returned home to the sunny Mediterranean and described the wild streaks of color in the sky, the great white bears, and the midnight sun, most people didn't believe him.
The first known Arctic expedition was captained by Pytheas of Massilia in 330 BCE, a Greek mariner from what is now Marseille, who sailed to the mysterious land of "Thule."
When he returned home to the sunny Mediterranean and described the wild streaks of color in the sky, the great white bears, and the midnight sun, most people didn't believe him.
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