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Quark Expeditions

Logo: Quark Expeditions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American travel company

Quark Expeditions is a polar travel company headquartered in Seattle, Washington that offers small-ship expedition cruises aboard expedition ships and icebreakers in the Arctic and Antarctica. The company is a subsidiary of the UK-based travel group Travelopia and conducts seasonal itineraries in both polar regions aboard ice-class vessels.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1991Founded1
  • Industryadventure travel, tourism, tourism in Antarctica1
  • HeadquartersSeattle1
  • Websitewww.quarkexpeditions.com
  • Legal formCorporation3
  • LEI2138001CNT43FWH4WZ683
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States3
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 22755233

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15-09-11 006 Quark Expeditions ship, Sea Adventurer (Nassau registry IMO 7391422), at Griffin Inlet, Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada
Photo: Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Quark Expeditions is a polar travel company headquartered in Seattle, Washington that offers small-ship expedition cruises aboard expedition ships and icebreakers in the Arctic and Antarctica. The company is a subsidiary of the UK-based travel group Travelopia and conducts seasonal itineraries in both polar regions aboard ice-class vessels.2

Timeline

  1. 1991Founded Founded1

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