The frequent coverage provided by nasa sea winds instrument on the quikscat satellite in 1999 provided unprecedented capability to monitor daily and seasonal changes in the key melt zones of greenland. This third issue july 2014 of globerovers magazine has central asia as the feature article. Svalbard is a group of islands located between the arctic ocean, barents sea, greenland sea, and the norwegian sea. Svalbard brewery longyearbyen 2020 all you need to. Spitsbergen holidays see polar bears in svalbard steppes. Longyearbyen, svalbards only true town, was founded by an american in 1906. You will encounter rugged, barren mountains, often covered with ice and snow, in addition to miles and miles of gentle tundra. For the next few days you can safari, watch for the northern lights or while away some time in the remote outpost. Plant life through the ages free ebook download as pdf file.
Since 1947, the hotel has been a local gathering place, and the warm atmosphere will ensure that you immediately feel at home. In summertime i work as a guide in the arctic, but what does it mean to live here in longyearbyen in svalbard spitzbergen how does it look like and what does it feel like to be here. Svalbard travel to svalbard spitsbergen with polarquest. After arrival longyearbyen airport svalbard, our private guide will meet you, and transport you to your accommodation. She is actually from stralsund in north germany but learned to love the norwegian mountains many years ago and now she cannot get enough of them. We take you far off the beaten track into the remote wilderness of svalbard.
It is separated from spitsbergen by the hinlopen strait and covered with large ice caps. After beakfast transfer to the airport and take an early morning flight about 3 hours to longyearbyen and check in at either the funken lodge or basecamp spitzbergen. All about the best of svalbard spitsbergen and polar ice. Embark on a scenic exploration of the deep arctic, visiting the mountainfringed bay of trygghamna, the jagged blue glacier front at borebukta, and the icy panorama of isfjord, svalbards second largest fjord along with stops at russian ghost towns, geological wonders. Svalbard global seed vault, longyearbyen, spitzbergen. Dark and icegripped for eight months of the year, svalbard s landscape consists of jagged peaks supported by immense buttresses of rock that plunge into the ocean. Nordaustland northeastland is with 15 000 km 2 the secondlargest island of the svalbard archipel.
The name svalbard is an old name going back to at least the 1100s meaning cold coasts. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Our svalbard spitsbergen birding tour is the most comprehensive available and is a fabulous wildlife adventure in this remote arctic wilderness, offering regular polar bear encounters, walruses, ivory gulls, little auks and much more besides. Spitsbergen is the land of the polar bear and the midnight sun, home to svalbard reindeer, arctic foxes, colonies of walruses, whales, seals and thousands of migratory seabirds. Plant life through the ages geology sedimentary rock. The lunch is really original no spoiler and the atmosfere is. The hotel is located in haugen, with magnificent views over longyearbyen, and up towards the lars and longyear glaciers. Life in svalbard leben in spitzbergen episode 1 longyearbyen. There are three museums svalbardmuseum, north pole expedition museum, mine museum in gruve 3, university, public library, school with swimming and sports hall, kindergarten as well as supermarket, several shops, galleries and a range of hotels, restaurants and a large and still growing number of tour operators. Spitzbergen being the largest land of the archipalgo, in common language, spitzbergen and svalbard designate about the same territory. The norwegian island of svalbard spitsbergen, 400 miles north of norway and 600 miles south of the north pole is the land of jagged mountains, fjords, giant glaciers, and the highlight of this region, the polar bear.
The svalbard islands are located half way between norway and the north pole, at 74 to 81 degrees north. You will visit svalbard museum and galleri svalbard, and take in the main sights of longyearbyen including office of the governor, svalbard church, nybyen new town, a few of the towns mines such as santa claus mine, and a quick photo stop at the famous beware of polar bear street sign. Svalbard adventures facilitates great moments and close experiences. Our job is to guide the way and in doing so, we always make sure that our guests travel safely with one of our educated and authorized svalbard guides. The bradt guide to svalbard, including spitsbergen, franz josef land and jan mayen, is a unique, standalone guidebook to this evocative arctic archipelago, a place that is plunged into darkness for four months each year and where there are 4,000 snow scooters for a population of just 2,500. There are opportunities to seakayak, and to snowshoe to a historic memorial to the whalers who lost their lives in the 17th and 18th centuries.
When spitsbergen was first discovered by the dutch explorer william barents, it was named so for its jagged peaks. We took this tour only a few hours after arriving in longyearbyen and it was a great introduction to svalbard. Air services from tromso to longyearbyen 23 times weekly in summer, once or twice weekly in winter. Tourism, science and administration are now the most important economical activities. We keep you informed about important and interesting news about svalbard and the publishing house. Nordaustland is part of the northeast svalbard nature reserve and accordingly protected. Birdquests svalbard spitsbergen birding tours are surely our most unusual european birding and wildlife journey. Hurtigruten svalbard offers accommodation, restaurants and amazing experiences in the wild. Svalbard cruise polar bear watching aurora expeditions.
Spitsbergen trips, spitsbergen tours, spitsbergen holidays. This dramatic land of jagged mountains, aweinspiring glaciers and deep fjords lies just 600 miles south of the north pole and is home to an exciting range of polar wildlife. Svalbard atomfjella new routes in spitzbergen climbing expedition 22. Longyearbyen, is the largest populated area, and capital of the norwegian region of svalbard. The steep walls of the largest island of svalbard spitsbergen call for a completely different climbing approach from that required in the alps. Constituting the westernmost bulk of the archipelago, it borders the arctic ocean, the norwegian sea, and the. Best of svalbard spitsbergen and polar ice explor cruises. Situated north of mainland europe, it is about midway between continental norway and the north pole. Svalbard spitsbergen birding tours birdwatching tours. Other articles are on intrepid destinations in russia, yemen. Meaning jagged peaks, the name spitsbergen was given to the archipelagos largest island by dutch explorer willem barents, who discovered it while searching for the northern sea route in 1596. Description contents resources about the authors published in 1931 to complement sewards magisterial fourvolume textbook fossil plants, this book is a digest of his earlier detailed study, written for a nonspecialist audience as an introduction to the field of palaeobotany. Hiking kayaking spitsbergen svalbard basecamp explorer. You arrive in the worlds northernmost town, historic longyearbyen previously known as long year city, deep within the arctic circle, and we have time to explore this small city of about 2000 human inhabitants.
After check in, you can have a lunch and then enjoy the afternoon on your own by exploring the city. Should you wish to participate on an activity we dont offer, we can help you book via one of our partners. Trek across the ice and explore the hardy wildlife and expansive landscapes via dinghies on an authentic arctic expedition. The spectacular alpine scenery is lined with jagged mountain peaks, to which spitsbergen pointed mountains, in norwegian owes its name. All three slovenian expeditions 2005, 2006, and 2007 led by slovenian filmmaker gregor kresal had to face major logistical difficulties.
Our five places to stay form a circuit of complementary experiences, and a travel in time. Spitsbergen, largest island of the svalbard archipelago, part of norway, in the arctic ocean. Svalbard cruises cruise to the spitsbergen archipelago. The svalbard archipelago is halfway between north cape and the north pole, yet flights from norway reach the tiny township of longyearbyen in just a few hours. The steep walls of the largest island of svalbard spitsbergen call for a completely different climbing approach from. The best way to explore spitsbergen is arguably by boat, as expedition cruises allow passengers to witness dramatic scenery, icechoked fjords and a myriad of wildlife around the entire archipelago. Shallow subduction, plateau uplift, and ridge and terrane collision. With modern comforts in historical surroundings, funken lodge offers a unique svalbard experience. I welcome you to longyearbyen and svalbard and hope you have wonderful, memorable and profound experiences as a guest in our small, local community. Misha was frinendly and professional and share with passion his love for svalbard. Misha brings us in a wonderful exploration of the mountain that sourrounds longyearbyen and we visited a really cool ice cave. Not only a frozen wilderness, spitsbergen is a place of precarious beauty and a stronghold of endangered arctic wildlife.
Your address will only be stored for sending the newsletter. From the simplicity of the old days in the arctic, to the modern and comfortable hotel lodging. Boat services from bergen viatromsoand honningsvsg to spitzbergen longyearbyen and ny alesund. Suzanne mahlburg kay department of earth and atmospheric sciences snee hall cornell university ithaca, new york 14853 usa.
From here, you join an expedition cruise and head out to explore the wildly beautiful spitsbergen coastline, in search of polar bears roaming the pack ice hunting for seals and walruses. Please remember, if you are bitten by the polar bug, its harmless even though it will remain in your body for a long time. To the limits pushing yourself to the edge in adventure and in business james m. Described as the realm of the polar bear, svalbard is famous for spectacular array of biodiversity from kittiwakes to bearded seals and reindeer. High above the arctic circle lies this remarkable archipelago, known in norwegian as svalbard. Everything we do is grounded in our respect for the visitors and the environment. Almost 65% of svalbard is a protected nature reserve or a national park.
This remote location means svalbard retains the pristine natural wonders that the polar north is famed for. Whilst the other islands of svalbard are nature reserves and therefore inaccessible without gaining special permission, spitsbergen, which broadly includes its group of surrounding islands barentsoya, edgeoya, nordaustlandet and prins karls forland, is where the modest. In summertime i work as a guide in the arctic, but what does it mean to live here in longyearbyen in svalbard spitzbergen how does it look like and what does it feel like to be here that is. Doreen is our head of operations and our sales manager. Combining a great variety of flora and fauna with stunning remote landscapes, a visit to spitsbergen is a must for wilderness and wildlife enthusiasts. Svalbard spitsbergen polar bears and seabirds may 2020. Youll see walruses, polar bears, reindeer, whales, and numerous species of bird on your trip to spitsbergen and svalbard. We will never share your data with any third party. Arctic expedition svalbard cruises and tours expeditions. Spitsbergen, with an area of 15,075 square miles 39,044 square km, is approximately 280 miles 450 km long and ranges from 25 to 140 miles 40 to 225 km wide. Violent storms and temperatures in the region of minus 40 degree celsius are not uncommon in the polar circle. Spitzbergen is famous for having been a hotspot for whaling from 1600 to 1720, a period that has left vestiges in many parts of the island. This remarkable expedition departs from the far northern settlement of longyearbyen on the norwegian arctic island of spitsbergen in the famed svalbard archipelago.
Natural and human history routes and regions useful and important information fourth updated edition 2018 of the english guidebook spitsbergensvalbard. Conservationist cary fowler, in association with the consultative group on international agricultural research cgiar, started the vault to preserve a. Indulge in the beauties of svalbards secondlargest fjord noo3320. The area is sometimes referred to as spitsbergen, the main island with all the settlements. Svalbard atomfjella new routes in spitzbergen climbing. We are pleased to inform about our flexible rebook policy. Since there are no tourist hotels on spitzbergen visitors must. At 1,115 metres 3,658 feet, hornemanntoppen is the highest mountain in the area, and is located east of magdalenefjorden. An 11day wildlife expedition to the high arctic, including a 10day voyage around the island of spitsbergen in search of breeding seabirds, polar bears, walrus and spectacular scenery. Meaning jagged peaks, this befits a remarkable land with a spectacular coastline, littered with glaciers flowing into the sea, and high cliffs with prolific wildlife. Vest spitsbergen or vestspitsbergen, urban east norwegian.
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