Some Artic expeditions in the 19th century were stuck in the ice for years at a time when trying to find the North West Passage. One of the expeditions led by John Ross was stuck for four years:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ross_%28Arctic_explorer%29

An excellent book about this is: "Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy"

http://www.amazon.com/Barrows-Boys-Stirring-Fortitude-Outrig...