The Best Arctic Documentaries

Adventure & Extreme - 25 free documentaries about the arctic.

Start with Russia's Icy Northern Sea Coast (44 min, Free Documentary), then Tour of the Arctic (2/2) – from Greenland to Alaska (42 min, DW Documentary). All 25 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the arctic is In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides.

• Russia's Icy Northern Sea Coast (44 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Tour of the Arctic (2/2) – from Greenland to Alaska (42 min, DW Documentary)
• World’s Most Dangerous Roads | The Canadian Ice Roads (43 min, Free Documentary)
• Tour of the Arctic (1/2) – from Svalbard to Siberia (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Most Dangerous Ice Roads in Canada | Highway to the Arctic (43 min, Free Documentary)
• Greenland - An Icy and Magical World (44 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• World’s Toughest Boat Trips | The Arctic (50 min, Free Documentary)
• MS Fram: The Arctic Cruise That Sails From Pole To Pole (46 min, Spark)
• The Northernmost Town on Earth | Habitats of the World: High Arctic (26 min, Free Documentary)
• What Happened To The Nautilus? (17 min, Mustard)
• Destination Wild: Arctic Islands (49 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• World's Most Isolated Town | Surviving the Last Town Before the North Pole (53 min, Free Documentary)
• Quest for the Uncharted World: Greenland (52 min, Free Documentary)
• Strangest Things | King Tut, Terror Balloons, & Witch Bottle (43 min, National Geographic)
• The Terror of Being Alone (11 min, The School of Life)
• World's Toughest Arctic Ships: Working at the Edge of the World (181 min, Free Documentary)
• CCGS Amundsen: Life and Death In The Arctic Circle (46 min, Spark)
• Where Roads End and Ice Begins | Greenland: Life Beyond the Arctic Circle (43 min, Free Documentary)
• After war and terror: Is reconciliation possible? (28 min, DW Documentary)
• The Mölln attacks - Surviving racist terror (89 min, DW Documentary)
• Greenland’s melting ice causing social problems (35 min, VPRO Documentary)
• These Men Survived A Grueling Trek Through The Arctic Wilderness | Across The Ice (71 min, Wonder)
• Explorers vs. The Arctic: Surviving the Most Inhospitable Place (53 min, Wonder)
• Arctic business: profits in melting ice - Docu - 2014 (48 min, VPRO Documentary)
• Lost In The North Pole (87 min, Wonder)

Top-Rated Books About The Arctic

1. In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides - View on Amazon
2. Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez - View on Amazon
3. Frozen in Time by Owen Beattie - View on Amazon
4. The Ice Master by Jennifer Niven - View on Amazon