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The northern lights can be seen on dark, clear nights when charged solar particles strike the upper atmosphere near the North Pole.

Paul Rush steps out for a late night rendezvous with the cosmos.

Paul Rush steps out for a late night rendezvous with the cosmos.

Strange things are seen and done in the 'Land of the Midnight Sun', writes Paul Rush.

A cruise ship is the perfect way to see Alaska, much of which is inaccessible by land - but keep an eye out for falling ice from glaciers, writes Jared Savage.

Every December the North Pole Post Office in Alaska, receives a two-metre-high stack of mail daily.

Teaching youngsters to endure pain was once a necessary part of an upbringing designed to help them survive the harsh Arctic elements, writes Roger Hall.