North Pole: Glaciologist Colin Souness talks Champ Island (360° VR)

December 11, 2017

Join us on a North Pole Expedition in 360° VR! Go hiking on Champ Island, one of the 191 islands in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, known for its natural stone spheres of up to several meters in size.

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