The west coast, one of the most beautiful areas of the Antarctic, is usually free of ice during the austral summer from November to March, and is famed for its pristine, glacier-clad peaks, glistening icebergs, pack ice and wildlife.
Set among pristine glaciers in a land where the northern lights bloom much of the year, "Brother Bear , which opens today in New York and Los Angeles and Nov. 1 nationwide, imagines a semi-Arctic pre-Columbian paradise where all members of the animal kingdom except humans speak the same language.
That's about 40km away from Francis Lake, which is one of our most pristine glacier-fed lakes.
"West Coast Franz Josef was listed as one of the pristine glaciers that overseas investors might come and want to take a stake in," she said.
Would the glaciers' pristine ice-blue whiteness have faded?
The hexagonal chalet has panoramic views of pristine snow and sparkling glaciers for miles.
A stay here is about viewing nature in its extreme, as the hexagonal chalet has panoramic views of pristine snow and sparkling glaciers that go on for miles.
The 75,000-acre Kabetogama peninsula, bordered on one side by Rainy Lake and on the other by Namakan and Kabetogama lakes, stretches 26 miles and hides dozens of pristine lakes and tiny, glacier-carved rock basins accessible only by foot trails, canoe portages, or floatplanes.
This is the place where proposed pipelines, some already under construction, are slated to run through pristine valleys and under glacier-fed waterways.
Banff National Park, Canada -- Take one hike through Alberta's Banff National Park and you'll understand why it's the crown jewel of the Canadian Rockies: pristine mountain lakes, massive glaciers, towering peaks, moose, bear... it's like finding the very best of North American wilderness all in one beautiful package.
This pristine water is meltwater from Athabasca Glacier, one of eight glaciers spawned by the Columbia Icefield that straddles the Great Divide between Alberta and British Columbia.
