Ultima Thule

Ultima Thule! Utmost Isle!

Here in thy harbors for a while

We lower our sails; a while we rest

From the unending, endless quest

Thursday, 27 June 2013

Iceland, the Ultima Thule in Jorge Luís Borges' poetry.

From Jorge Luís Borges, An Island 1. To Iceland Of all the areas of the beautiful earth that my flesh and its shadow...

Friday, 14 June 2013

Stromness,
a song in the Orkney Islands

The Orkney Islands played an important role in the " Ultima Thule " northwards rush in the Victorian era. They were by the time ...

Friday, 7 June 2013

Soon, a mythical line will be crossed !

Yes, the counter is ticking and this keeps approaching... I 'll make a special post as that moment arrives.

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Kotzebue, Alaska:
- a mark in the Northwest Passage with a view to the Chukchi Sea

Kotzebue ( Qikiqtaġruk in Inupiaq) is a town in Northwest Arctic Alaska, on the shores of the Chukchi Sea , just 53 km north of the ...

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