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Frozen in Ice : The Doomed Karluk Expedition

Frozen in Ice : The Doomed Karluk Expedition

Update: 2025-04-17
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In 1913, the Karluk set sail on a bold Arctic expedition. Within months, the ship was locked in ice and abandoned — left to drift helplessly across the Chukchi Sea. This is the true story of survival, leadership, and betrayal in one of the coldest and most brutal environments on Earth.Led by Captain Robert Bartlett, the crew fought to survive frostbite, starvation, and the madness of isolation, while their expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, walked away — not once, but twice.From the freezing deck of a ship crushed by ice to the desolate shore of Wrangel Island, this is a survival story few have heard… and one history nearly forgot.

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Frozen in Ice : The Doomed Karluk Expedition

Frozen in Ice : The Doomed Karluk Expedition

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