The North Pole: Sitting on Top of the World
by Robert Glenn Ketchum
In 1998, and again in 2002, I had the opportunity to visit The North Pole, Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya, and Yuzhny. Both times the journey was made possible aboard a nuclear Russian ice-breaker. These were unusual voyages into a strange-beautiful landscape, like no other on the planet, so hop aboard, and I will take you to some places you might not ever see otherwise.
In 1998, and again in 2002, I had the opportunity to visit The North Pole, Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya, and Yuzhny. Both times the journey was made possible aboard a nuclear Russian ice-breaker. These were unusual voyages into a strange-beautiful landscape, like no other on the planet, so hop aboard, and I will take you to some places you might not ever see otherwise.
~Robert Glenn Ketchum
North Pole #43:
As we approach the large, flat island completely covered by an icecap, something happens in the high altitude jet stream that begins to reshape the lenticular cloud formations. They are being morphed from their typical "flying saucer” shape, and stretched into something much more elongated. As it is happening rather quickly, it is an amazing thing to watch, and even our icebreaker captain comments on this strangely beautiful phenomenon.
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North Pole #42:
As our progress through the numerous islands of the Franz Josef Land archipelago continue, we once again find ourselves in the midst of an ice covered ocean, and in the distance is a large flat island, completely covered by an icecap, all watched over by what appear to be the ever-present fleet of lenticular clouds.
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The North Pole: Sitting on Top of the World, #41North Pole #41:
Our icebreaker is a huge boat, and consequently, it does not move very fast. In the time it has taken us to approach these islands (last post), a lot has changed. The island in the middle is now completely engulfed in fog. Mid-level clouds stream by, and layer upon layer of lenticular clouds watch over everything.
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Thursday, July 21, 2022

The North Pole: Sitting on Top of the World, #40North Pole #40:
Further along in this day, the stormy weather has broken off, and a cold wind makes the open water quite choppy. The islands ahead of us are not fog shrouded (last two posts), but they are crowned with a spectacular array of clouds. The morning has been a sky spectacle.
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