The doomsday Svalbard Seed Vault looks like a magic portal at night. The doomsday ark keeps safe seeds for 820,619 plants in case of extreme catastrophes.
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Svalbard had been on my bucket list for years, and it felt like the last Norwegian frontier I had yet to explore. I remember as a kid watching the weather forecast on TV when I
Completed in 2005 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Images by Nils Petter Dale. The project was commissioned through an invited competition. The new structure is an addition to an existing university and research building, which...
Un des rares guides de voyage sur l'archipel de Svalbard. Description de l'éditeur : The Bradt guide to Svalbard (Spitsbergen), including 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. This new sixth edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and offers new material on everything from adventure tours to accommodation, environmental change to restaurants. Also covered are the restoration of Barentsburg and the opening of Svalbard's historic mines to visitors. Newly updated and amended, this edition reflects important recent changes in the archipelago, making it the perfect guide to a quintessential bucket-list destination. Possibly the most remote destination in the developed world, Svalbard is as off the beaten track as you can get in Europe today. A destination where there are more polar bears than people, Svalbard is the planet's most northerly settled land and the top (if not the end) of the world. It was on and around Svalbard that most of David Attenborough' Frozen Planet was filmed. A trip to Svalbard easily lends itself to notching up geographic superlatives (most northerly kebab, most northerly souvenir shop, etc) and adventurous travellers seek out experiences such as husky driving and hikes across the permafrost, charmed by the island law that requires everyone to carry a rifle anywhere outside of Longyearbyen, a constant reminder of Svalbard's 3,000-strong polar bear population. The main tourist period falls in Svalbard's brief summer, from June to August, when it's light around the clock and not very cold. However, increasingly popular for winter sports - especially because the next few years will enjoy unusually high Northern Lights activity - are the so-called 'light winter' months (March-May), when there is both sunlight and snow. The winter season itself (November/December-March) offers many possibilities for outdoor adventure - and the polar night is an experience in itself. Despite winter temperatures that can drop to over 40 below zero, Svalbard's glorious mountains, majestic fjords and sprawling valleys are the perfect setting for adventurous journeys out to the back of beyond, giving visitors a unique vantage point on a unique tourist destination. This brand-new edition of Svalbard provides all of the practical and background information you'll need to explore this wild place, turning the hostile into the hospitable. Bradt's Svalbard is written by Roger Norum, an expert in the region who writes regularly on northern Norway for the press and who teaches Norwegian language and translation at University College London. He is also a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, where he carries out research on the links between tourism, travel writing and environmental change in the European Arctic.
Are you looking for the best Svalbard boat tours as you start planning your trip? These are the top boat trips in Svalbard and my personal experiences on each!
Bjorndallen,,, Svalbard
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OREO is on a mission to save the OREO cookie from the impact of Asteroid 2018 VP1 by building the OREO Global Vault in the permafrost region-Svalbard, Norway.
Daily life can get pretty surreal when you live in the northernmost settlement in the world, on the island of Svalbard. Discover the craziest facts about life on the island before you visit Svalbard!
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The world's northernmost city - and Svalbard's only town with more than a handful of inhabitants - Longyearbyen is the base for tourism in Svalbard. While you might get "island fever" (as the locals call
Svalbard, which means "cold coasts", is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway as well as of E...
The Svalbard Islands are located in the Arctic Ocean, halfway between Norway and the North Pole. Here, you will find untouched arctic wilderness and unique wildlife in a setting that is both rugged and fragile at the same time.
In July 1921 "Our Saviour´s Church" was constructed in Longyearbyen. The church was completed in 50 days and consecrated 28 August 1921. It was entirely sponsored by the Great Norwegian Spitsbergen Coal Company. The church's official status was still unclear after the Svalbard Treaty had given Norway the responsibility for the archipelago. The case was taken up by the government, and Bishop Eivind Berggrav held the first unofficial visitation in 1935. The war came to Svalbard in 1941, and Svalbard was evacuated. The Russians were sent to Murmansk, while the Norwegian went by boat to England. Minister, Kruse, took the silver altar, baptismal font and the church books for the voyage to England. In 1943, Longyearbyen was bombed by the German battleships Tirpitz and Scharnhorst, and the church burned down. January 1949 Severin H. R. Riiber was appointed the first official pastor of Svalbard. It took some time to build a new church, and until 1956 the foundation stone for a new church was layed. The new church was finally inaugurated and consecrated on 14 August 1958. Tha canldesticks and the font of silver, which was a gift from King Haakon VII and Queen Maud is currently in place in the new Svalbard Church.
Le récit de mon voyage en autonomie au coeur des terres polaires du Svalbard, entre kayak et randonnées sur l'ile du Spitzberg.
LikeShareTweetPin108LinkedInEmailPrint J’inaugure un nouveau format. Un carnet de bord informatif tenu au jour le jour qui concerne, ici, mon voyage au Svalbard. Mon récit, plus personnel, est ici. J1 au Svalbard J’ai dormi 3h pour finir de travailler mes photos et donner les dernières touches à un article. Arrivé par un vol Paris-Oslo, cette fois-ci on …
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Svalbard, Norway
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LikeShareTweetPin108LinkedInEmailPrint J’inaugure un nouveau format. Un carnet de bord informatif tenu au jour le jour qui concerne, ici, mon voyage au Svalbard. Mon récit, plus personnel, est ici. J1 au Svalbard J’ai dormi 3h pour finir de travailler mes photos et donner les dernières touches à un article. Arrivé par un vol Paris-Oslo, cette fois-ci on …
Svalbard accommodation options range from the relatively inexpensive, to the very quirky. Here are some choices to consider when visiting Longyearbyen.
How to visit Longyearbyen, Svalbard. The best things to do in Longyearbyen, where to eat and stay, ideas for excursions.
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Recent images of the landscapes and inhabitants of Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
48 h au Svalbard, où il y a plus d'ours polaires que d'habitants, à la découverte d'une faune préservée et de paysages spectaculaires.
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OREO is on a mission to save the OREO cookie from the impact of Asteroid 2018 VP1 by building the OREO Global Vault in the permafrost region-Svalbard, Norway.
The amazing painted houses in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, located in the Arctic. They add colour to a monochrome environment. Longyearbyen is the capital of Svalbard but has under 2000 residents!
On August 9, 2018, Norwegian Royal Family, that is, King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ing...
Longyearbyen, Svalbard: explore the northernmost town in the world, as well as the town where no one can be born or die, in 25 photos!
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