(Chris Corday/CBC)Not an ice floe was in sight as a warming climate and a huge cruise ship combined to usher in a new era of mass tourism in Canada's Arctic. It is the largest vessel to ever attempt to go through the passage, the cruise ship company says. In Cambridge Bay, planning to host so many visitors at once has taken almost 2½ years. (Chris Corday/CBC)On Monday, he sold a number of his stone carvings to the cruise ship passengers from around the world. (Chris Corday/CBC)The landscape around Cambridge Bay is mainly flat and pocketed by ponds that are only ice-free for a few weeks a year.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2016 20:15 UTC