I enjoyed this! Liked the historical facts sprinkled around, though I wish there were some more geographical distinctions in the ice formations.
My only other suggestion would just be including a center line for the compass... when there were a lot of icons on the compass I had a hard time figuring out where the center was and what was ahead of of me or to the side. Not really a big deal though!
I also really enjoyed the aesthetics you made... It looks very cohesive, and like I'm playing an old educational game in the public library to learn historical facts. It's cozy. Nice work!