A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice floe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Views of the abandoned whale processing station at Whalers Bay on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

View of calm seas and reflected mountains surrounding Paradise Bay on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Polar Regions

Crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) hauled out on ice floe near Cuverville Island in the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) stalking juvenile Adelie penguins on ice at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula.

The Wang ski run, Gotschnagrat near Klosters in Switzerland

Snowmobile sunset tour with Arctic Lifestyle, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland.

Snowmobile sunset tour with Arctic Lifestyle, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland.

Sled dogs are guided through difficult terrain. Inuit hunter wearing traditional trousers and boots made from polar bear fur on the sea ice of the Melville Bay near Kullorsuaq in North Greenland. North America, danish teritorry