Svalbard Islands, 2012

The Svalbard Islands – Spitsbergen is the most well known – are Norwegian islands in the Arctic Ocean high above mainland Europe. A 10-day exploration of the islands with Oceanwide Expeditions.

  • Spitsbergen Island
    Spitsbergen Island
  • Spitsbergen glaciers
    Spitsbergen glaciers
  • Ring-necked plover nesting on the tundra
    Ring-necked plover nesting on the tundra
  • Arctic fox
    Arctic fox
  • Walrus
    Walrus
  • Sea ice north of Svalbard, only about 600 miles from the North Pole
    Sea ice north of Svalbard, only about 600 miles from the North Pole
  • Polar bear on the sea ice
    Polar bear on the sea ice
  • Alkefjellet bird cliffs in the Hinlopen Strait
    Alkefjellet bird cliffs in the Hinlopen Strait
  • Rock and ice
    Rock and ice
  • Glacial tongue
    Glacial tongue
  • Edge of the ice field on Nordaustlandet Island. These ice cliffs are about 100 feet high.
    Edge of the ice field on Nordaustlandet Island. These ice cliffs are about 100 feet high.
  • Edge of the ice field on Nordaustlandet Island. These ice cliffs are about 100 feet high.
    Edge of the ice field on Nordaustlandet Island. These ice cliffs are about 100 feet high.
  • Glacial front In Hornsund Fjord, Spitsbergen
    Glacial front In Hornsund Fjord, Spitsbergen
  • Glacial front In Hornsund Fjord, Spitsbergen
    Glacial front In Hornsund Fjord, Spitsbergen
  • Hornsund Fjord, Spitsbergen
    Hornsund Fjord, Spitsbergen
  • Shipwreck on Bear Island in the Barents Sea
    Shipwreck on Bear Island in the Barents Sea

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