Residents of Smøla believe they live in the northernmost location mentioned in ancient Greek and Roman literature. Other contenders say not so fast. F. Salazar, Hakai Magazine The island of Smøla, ...

I first encountered the word “Thule” in college while pouring over beyond-old world maps in class. I thought nothing of it for the next few years until I stumbled across the word again, this time in ...

Greek explorer Pytheas traveled to what is now the British Isles and farther north in a trireme, exploring and mapping much of the coastline. He wrote of Thule, an island that people have searched for ...