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  • 2009-06-23: Das eisverstŠrkte Kreuzfahrtsschiff MS Fram der Reederei Hurtigruten im Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland).
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    2009-06-23: Das eisverstŠrkte Kreuzfahrtsschiff MS Fram der Reederei Hurtigruten im Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland).
    2009-06-23: Das eisverstŠrkte Kreuzfahrtsschiff MS Fram der Reederei Hurtigruten im Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland). FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
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  • 2008-07-31: Ein Schlittenhund (daneben seine HundehŸtte) am Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland).
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    2008-07-31: Ein Schlittenhund (daneben seine HundehŸtte) am Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland).
    2008-07-31: Ein Schlittenhund (daneben seine HundehŸtte) am Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland). FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
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  • 2008-07-25: Fischerboot im Eisfjord von Ilulissat, Gršnland. Die im Fjord langsam vorbeiziehenden Eisberge stammen vom Ilulissat-Gletscher, dem aktivsten Gletscher der nšrdlichsten HemisphŠre. Er bewegt sich mit bis zu einem Meter pro Stunde vorwŠrts,
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    2008-07-25: Fischerboot im Eisfjord von Ilulissat, Gršnland. Die im Fjord langsam vorbeiziehenden Eisberge stammen vom Ilulissat-Gletscher, dem aktivsten Gletscher der nšrdlichsten HemisphŠre. Er bewegt sich mit bis zu einem Meter pro Stunde vorwŠrts,
    2008-07-25: Fischerboot im Eisfjord von Ilulissat, Gršnland. Die im Fjord langsam vorbeiziehenden Eisberge stammen vom Ilulissat-Gletscher, dem aktivsten Gletscher der nšrdlichsten HemisphŠre. Er bewegt sich mit bis zu einem Meter pro Stunde vorwŠrts, und durch diese Bewegung brechen an seiner Front tŠglich 20 Millionen Tonnen Eis ab - das entspricht dem Wasservolumen, das die Metropole New York in einem Jahr verbraucht! FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
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  • 2009-06-23: Bootsausflug im Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland)
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    2009-06-23: Bootsausflug im Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland)
    2009-06-23: Bootsausflug im Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland) FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
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  • 2009-06-22: Blick auf Ukkusissat (Gršnland). In der Bucht liegt das Kreuzfahrtschiff MS Fram vor Anker. Die Passagiere (in den blauen Jacken) erkunden in der Mitternachtssonne das kleine Dorf. Es zŠhlt rund 170 EinwohnerInnen.
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    2009-06-22: Blick auf Ukkusissat (Gršnland). In der Bucht liegt das Kreuzfahrtschiff MS Fram vor Anker. Die Passagiere (in den blauen Jacken) erkunden in der Mitternachtssonne das kleine Dorf. Es zŠhlt rund 170 EinwohnerInnen.
    2009-06-22: Blick auf Ukkusissat (Gršnland). In der Bucht liegt das Kreuzfahrtschiff MS Fram vor Anker. Die Passagiere (in den blauen Jacken) erkunden in der Mitternachtssonne das kleine Dorf. Es zŠhlt rund 170 EinwohnerInnen. FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
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  • 2008-07-25: Fischerboot im Eisfjord von Ilulissat, Gršnland. Die im Fjord langsam vorbeiziehenden Eisberge stammen vom Ilulissat-Gletscher, dem aktivsten Gletscher der nšrdlichsten HemisphŠre. Er bewegt sich mit bis zu einem Meter pro Stunde vorwŠrts,
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    2008-07-25: Fischerboot im Eisfjord von Ilulissat, Gršnland. Die im Fjord langsam vorbeiziehenden Eisberge stammen vom Ilulissat-Gletscher, dem aktivsten Gletscher der nšrdlichsten HemisphŠre. Er bewegt sich mit bis zu einem Meter pro Stunde vorwŠrts,
    2008-07-25: Fischerboot im Eisfjord von Ilulissat, Gršnland. Die im Fjord langsam vorbeiziehenden Eisberge stammen vom Ilulissat-Gletscher, dem aktivsten Gletscher der nšrdlichsten HemisphŠre. Er bewegt sich mit bis zu einem Meter pro Stunde vorwŠrts, und durch diese Bewegung brechen an seiner Front tŠglich 20 Millionen Tonnen Eis ab - das entspricht dem Wasservolumen, das die Metropole New York in einem Jahr verbraucht! FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
    DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER DUKAS

     

  • 2008-07-24: Einsamer Wanderer am Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland, UNESCO-Welterbe). Die im Fjord langsam vorbeiziehenden Eisberge stammen vom Ilulissat-Gletscher, dem aktivsten Gletscher der nšrdlichsten HemisphŠre. Er bewegt sich mit bis zu einem Mete
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    2008-07-24: Einsamer Wanderer am Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland, UNESCO-Welterbe). Die im Fjord langsam vorbeiziehenden Eisberge stammen vom Ilulissat-Gletscher, dem aktivsten Gletscher der nšrdlichsten HemisphŠre. Er bewegt sich mit bis zu einem Mete
    2008-07-24: Einsamer Wanderer am Eisfjord von Ilulissat (Gršnland, UNESCO-Welterbe). Die im Fjord langsam vorbeiziehenden Eisberge stammen vom Ilulissat-Gletscher, dem aktivsten Gletscher der nšrdlichsten HemisphŠre. Er bewegt sich mit bis zu einem Meter pro Stunde vorwŠrts, und durch diese Bewegung brechen an seiner Front tŠglich 20 Millionen Tonnen Eis ab - das entspricht dem Wasservolumen, das die Metropole New York in einem Jahr verbraucht! FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
    DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER DUKAS

     

  • 2006-10-16: Der Eisbrecher Kapitan Khlebnikov parkt auf dem Packeis vor Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). Die Passagiere unternehmen einen Erkundigungsspaziergang auf dem meterdick gefrorenen Meer. Im Hintergrund: Eingefrorene Eisberge (AbbrŸche vom Schelfeis
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    2006-10-16: Der Eisbrecher Kapitan Khlebnikov parkt auf dem Packeis vor Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). Die Passagiere unternehmen einen Erkundigungsspaziergang auf dem meterdick gefrorenen Meer. Im Hintergrund: Eingefrorene Eisberge (AbbrŸche vom Schelfeis
    2006-10-16: Der Eisbrecher Kapitan Khlebnikov parkt auf dem Packeis vor Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). Die Passagiere unternehmen einen Erkundigungsspaziergang auf dem meterdick gefrorenen Meer. Im Hintergrund: Eingefrorene Eisberge (AbbrŸche vom Schelfeis). FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
    DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER

     

  • 2006-10-15: Eisbrecher Kapitan Khlebnikov parkt auf dem Packeis des gefrorenen Weddell-Meers bei Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). Die Passagiere spazieren auf dem meterdick gefrorenen Meer. - 1. Expeditions-Kreuzfahrt mit Quark Expeditions zur Kaiserpinguink
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    2006-10-15: Eisbrecher Kapitan Khlebnikov parkt auf dem Packeis des gefrorenen Weddell-Meers bei Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). Die Passagiere spazieren auf dem meterdick gefrorenen Meer. - 1. Expeditions-Kreuzfahrt mit Quark Expeditions zur Kaiserpinguink
    2006-10-15: Eisbrecher Kapitan Khlebnikov parkt auf dem Packeis des gefrorenen Weddell-Meers bei Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). Die Passagiere spazieren auf dem meterdick gefrorenen Meer. - 1. Expeditions-Kreuzfahrt mit Quark Expeditions zur Kaiserpinguinkolonie bei Snow Hill Island. FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
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  • 2006-10-13: Ein Helikopter bringt TouristInnen zum Basislager bei Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). Von dort aus startet die ca. 5km lange Wanderung zur Kaiserpinguinkolonie. FŸr den Notfall sind Zelte aufgebaut worden. Ebenfalls vor Ort sind Nahrungsmittel u
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    2006-10-13: Ein Helikopter bringt TouristInnen zum Basislager bei Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). Von dort aus startet die ca. 5km lange Wanderung zur Kaiserpinguinkolonie. FŸr den Notfall sind Zelte aufgebaut worden. Ebenfalls vor Ort sind Nahrungsmittel u
    2006-10-13: Ein Helikopter bringt TouristInnen zum Basislager bei Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). Von dort aus startet die ca. 5km lange Wanderung zur Kaiserpinguinkolonie. FŸr den Notfall sind Zelte aufgebaut worden. Ebenfalls vor Ort sind Nahrungsmittel und GetrŠnke (fŸr 2-3 Tage) sowie medizisches Equipment. FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
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  • 2006-10-15: Eisbrecher Kapitan Khlebnikov bahnt sich seinen Weg durchs Packeis vor Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). - 1. Expeditions-Kreuzfahrt mit Quark Expeditions zur Kaiserpinguinkolonie bei Snow Hill Island (Antarktis)
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    2006-10-15: Eisbrecher Kapitan Khlebnikov bahnt sich seinen Weg durchs Packeis vor Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). - 1. Expeditions-Kreuzfahrt mit Quark Expeditions zur Kaiserpinguinkolonie bei Snow Hill Island (Antarktis)
    2006-10-15: Eisbrecher Kapitan Khlebnikov bahnt sich seinen Weg durchs Packeis vor Snow Hill Island (Antarktis). - 1. Expeditions-Kreuzfahrt mit Quark Expeditions zur Kaiserpinguinkolonie bei Snow Hill Island (Antarktis) FOTO: DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER
    DUKAS/SANDRA WALSER

     

  • Daily Life In Quebec City
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    Daily Life In Quebec City
    The Titanic exhibit is advertised outside the Museum of Civilization in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
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    MODE - Milano Fashion Week Herbst/Winter 2025/2026: Iceberg
    Iceberg ready to wear fall winter 2025 runway at Milan fashion week, 25 February 2025., Credit:x / Avalon
    (c) Dukas

     

  • Crossing the Northwest Passage through Greenland
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    Crossing the Northwest Passage through Greenland
    August 28, 2013 - Sermermiut, Greenland: Sermermiut Valley on the fjord of icebergs in Disko Bay. Since winning his second term as president of the United States in November 2024, Donald Trump has been publicly stating his interest for the United States to annex the ice-covered Danish territory of Greenland, the largest island in the world. Sliding like a snake thru the ices of the North, the Northwest Passage has been considered a deadly trap for years. Today, the Compagnie du Ponant, a French cruise ship operator, navigates it from Greenland to Russia, with its luxury ship Le Soleal. Navigators have been exploring this wonderful shortcut to the Orient for over 500 years. Ice, and wind froze most of the expeditions. In 1847, John Franklin disappeared in the Passage somewhere near Victoria Strait. As expeditions were sent to look for Franklinís body, the Passage ended up being mapped. In 1906, Amundsen finally sailed thru. Over the years, the Wild West was being civilized, and the Far North became Americaís final frontier, the ultimate space for human progress. Global warming melted the ice by the years 2000, and the Passage turned navigable from summer to fall. Some predict it will be navigable all year in 2020. The opening of the Passage raises considerable strategic and economic questions. The shortest route to Asia, will bring strong competition to the Panama and Suez canals. Since the 1960s, oil has been discovered in Alaska. The Arctic could also be a precious reservoir of gas and zinc. Therefore the Passage is coveted by Denmark, Russia, USA, CanadaÖ and the tourism industry. Until now, most visitors would board a Russian icebreaker to embark on a trip that looked more like an expedition than a cruise. But slowly, the Northwest Passage will become the equivalent of the long highways going thru Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon, with a landscape of icebergs and Inuit hunters as the last Indians. This summer the first luxury cruise ship ever to cross the
    ©David Lefranc

     

  • Crossing the Northwest Passage through Greenland
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    Crossing the Northwest Passage through Greenland
    August 28, 2013 - Sermermiut, Greenland: Sermermiut Valley on the fjord of icebergs in Disko Bay. Since winning his second term as president of the United States in November 2024, Donald Trump has been publicly stating his interest for the United States to annex the ice-covered Danish territory of Greenland, the largest island in the world. Sliding like a snake thru the ices of the North, the Northwest Passage has been considered a deadly trap for years. Today, the Compagnie du Ponant, a French cruise ship operator, navigates it from Greenland to Russia, with its luxury ship Le Soleal. Navigators have been exploring this wonderful shortcut to the Orient for over 500 years. Ice, and wind froze most of the expeditions. In 1847, John Franklin disappeared in the Passage somewhere near Victoria Strait. As expeditions were sent to look for Franklinís body, the Passage ended up being mapped. In 1906, Amundsen finally sailed thru. Over the years, the Wild West was being civilized, and the Far North became Americaís final frontier, the ultimate space for human progress. Global warming melted the ice by the years 2000, and the Passage turned navigable from summer to fall. Some predict it will be navigable all year in 2020. The opening of the Passage raises considerable strategic and economic questions. The shortest route to Asia, will bring strong competition to the Panama and Suez canals. Since the 1960s, oil has been discovered in Alaska. The Arctic could also be a precious reservoir of gas and zinc. Therefore the Passage is coveted by Denmark, Russia, USA, CanadaÖ and the tourism industry. Until now, most visitors would board a Russian icebreaker to embark on a trip that looked more like an expedition than a cruise. But slowly, the Northwest Passage will become the equivalent of the long highways going thru Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon, with a landscape of icebergs and Inuit hunters as the last Indians. This summer the first luxury cruise ship ever to cross the
    ©David Lefranc

     

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