Around spitsbergen 2007 080515 spitsbergen svalbard triplog and photo gallery of an arctic expedition around spitsbergen in 2007 with rolf stange. Information about svalbard in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. From spitzbergen through the arctic, and across canada and the barrens, he had held his own with all manner of dogs and achieved to mastery over them. The svalbard islands, norway arctic wilderness, wildlife. A research station on svalbard with 35 inhabitants during winter and up to 180 during summer months mostly scientists. Approximately 60% of the archipelago is covered with glaciers, and the islands feature many mountains and fjords. Explore svalbard holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Svalbard cruise polar bear watching aurora expeditions. The spectacular alpine scenery is lined with jagged mountain peaks, to which spitsbergen pointed mountains, in norwegian owes its name.
Situated north of mainland europe, it is about midway between continental norway and the north pole. Lamont returned from an initial exploratory cruise to svalbard referred to by lamont as spitzbergen in august 1858, the same month when a joint paper by charles darwin and alfred russel wallace, entitled on the tendency of species to form varieties. Spitzbergen article about spitzbergen by the free dictionary. This wondrous archipelago is a land of dramatic snowdrowned peaks and glaciers, of vast ice fields and forbidding icebergs, an elemental place where the seemingly endless arctic night and the perpetual sunlight of summer carry a deeper kind of magic. The largest island is spitsbergen, followed by nordaustlandet and edgeoya.
The target for this tour is to take you on a scenic discovery. Arrival in longyearbyen, the capital of svalbard, norway, the worlds northernmost city. Tourism, science and administration are now the most important economical activities. An island of norway in svalbard in the arctic ocean east of northern greenland. Spitsbergen is an island in the arctic archipelago of svalbard about 650. Combining a great variety of flora and fauna with stunning remote landscapes, a visit to spitsbergen is a must for wilderness and wildlife enthusiasts. Here youll find detailed information about particular places spitsbergenfotos, flora, fauna, weatherreport and cultural heritage. Violent storms and temperatures in the region of minus 40 degree celsius are not uncommon in the polar circle.
Adult ivory gull on sperm whale carcass same dead whale as 2006 at bourbonhamma. Spitsbergen definition of spitsbergen by the free dictionary. Aug 16, 2015 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. Svalbard is an archipelago between the arctic ocean, barents sea, greenland sea and norwegian sea and basically forms the northernmost part of norway. All three slovenian expeditions 2005, 2006, and 2007 led by slovenian filmmaker gregor kresal had to face major logistical difficulties. The steep walls of the largest island of svalbard spitsbergen call for a completely different climbing approach from. Svalbard is connected to the phone grid in mainland norway via fiber optic cable. At 1,115 metres 3,658 feet, hornemanntoppen is the highest mountain in the area, and is located east of magdalenefjorden. Svalbard, norway worldwide destination photography. Amazing photography the norwegian arctic as you have never.
The steep walls of the largest island of svalbard spitsbergen call for a completely different climbing approach. These explorers had come to the northwest part of svalbard, which barents called spitsbergen, meaning pointed mountains. It provides the reader with so much vital information on the. Around spitsbergen 2007080515 spitsbergen svalbard. 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. 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. Svalbard is an external, unincorporated territorium of the kingdom of norway. Remote, mysterious and extreme, the norwegian island of spitsbergen is the. Spitsbergen is the largest island in the archipelago. The basement the largescale features of the svalbard geology are relatively simple. Media in category spitsbergen the following 68 files are in this category, out of 68 total. Because stange knows how to carry his love and admiration for svalbard and the polar regions to the reader.
Life in svalbard leben in spitzbergen episode 1 longyearbyen. On the archipelagos island of spitsbergen there are two towns. This remote location means svalbard retains the pristine natural wonders that the polar north is famed for. May 21, 2011 an small overview from a cruise araound svalbard onboard the small german cruise vessel columbus. The svalbard islands are located in the arctic ocean, halfway between norway and the north pole. Spitsbergen books and more spitsbergensvalbard guidebook. To view an image in original size, open it in a new window or tab select this option by rightclicking on the image images in this gallery. Here, you will find untouched arctic wilderness and unique wildlife in a. T rust me, when youre this high, latitudinally speaking of course, geodetics is so much fun. Tourist facilities are focussed on the environment of the place, and longyearbyen is the tourist hub in the svalbard region. Entry visas are not required for entry into greenland or spitsbergen. Spitsbergen, the largest island in the svalbard archipelago situated in the arctic ocean. Icebergs, icecaps, ice floes, a fascinating universe where 55% of the landmass is covered in glaciers, which collapse into the sea in jagged heaps. 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.
This book which has been published in english and in german is not just a travel guide, though it is a travel guide. Nature and history, regions and places of an arctic archipelago. Svalbard high arctic archipelago 78 to 80 north 3 to july 2007. Dark and icegripped for eight months of the year, svalbards landscape consists of jagged peaks supported by immense buttresses of rock that plunge into the ocean. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Operation zitronella operation lemon flavour, also known as unternehmen sizilien sicily, was an eighthour german raid on spitzbergen, in the svalbard. Find out where svalbard is located, the best entry points for an arctic safari, what country. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. When spitsbergen was first discovered by the dutch explorer william barents, it was named so for its jagged peaks.
The nature, landscape and historical monuments set the premises for all activities, and this is the way we want it to remain. The population of the archipelagos of svalbard according to official estimates. Apr 04, 2012 12 facts you never knew about longyearbyen. Svalbard is located between 74 to 81 north latitude, and between 10 to 35 east longitude. In 1906, the arctic explorer sir martin conway thought that the spitzbergen spelling was incorrect, preferring spitsbergen, as he noted that the name was dutch, not german. The arctic group of islands known as svalbard, or spitzbergen in english spitzbergen being the name of the largest island was nomans land but became norwegian in the early 1920s through the svalbard treaty. This wondrous archipelago is a land of dramatic snowdrowned peaks and glaciers, of vast ice fields and forbidding icebergs, an elemental place where the seemingly endless arctic night and the perpetual. With this in mind, we encourage all visitors to take care of svalbard. The oldest formations, the socalled basement, including precambrian, cambrian and ordovician rocks, occur as a belt along the westcoast of spitsbergen, in a large area between wijdefjorden and hinlopenstretet in the north, as well as in the northern part of nordaustlandet and in the southern part.
The surroundings offer both impressive mountains, fjord and wildlife. Svalbard is a norwegian archipelago in the arctic ocean. 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. I first took note of svalbard, as spitzbergen is called in norwegian, in 1999 when reading an. Accommodation in cheap guesthouses costs on the order of 500 krnight and sit. Tourism activities in svalbard islands tourism is a welldeveloped industry in the svalbard islands and one of the major sources of income in the region. Magdalenefjord in northwestern spitsbergen is a very scenic, historically interesting fjord. 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. Discovered by willem barents in 1596, the island became part of norway in.
Fmib 36242 whaling at spitzbergen in 1611 plate ii. Information and translations of spitzbergen in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Dark and icegripped for eight months of the year, svalbards landscape consists of jagged peaks supported by immense. The call of the wild, by jack london one of them was a big, snowwhite fellow from spitzbergen who had been brought away by a whaling captain, and who had later accompanied a geological survey into the barrens. Spitzbergen svalbard german spitsbergen by rolf stange the new german version. Svalbard is a tax free zone so a number of shops in longyearbyen display various items for sale at prices well below mainland norways. Trek across the ice and explore the hardy wildlife and expansive landscapes via dinghies on an authentic arctic expedition. The worlds northernmost city jennifer dombrowski april 4, 2012 jennifer dombrowski is a location independent globe trotter and bases herself in prata di pordenone, italy. In the helicopter surveying colonies on spitsbergen. Svalbard sometimes referred to as spitzbergen, the largest of the islands in the svalbard archipelago, sits well inside the arctic circle, just south of 80 degrees north. We would like to make a four day trek or twotwo day treks, however, we find it difficult to find any information on trekking on svalbard, if you want to do it on your own. Spitsbergen synonyms, spitsbergen pronunciation, spitsbergen translation, english dictionary definition of spitsbergen. The scenery is truly spectacular, with all the glaciers, fjords, jagged peaks, and myriads of small islands. Spitsbergen the largest island of the svalbard archipelago from late 16th c.
Spitsbergen trips, spitsbergen tours, spitsbergen holidays. Visiters are restricted to a marked walkway through the settlement and interesting old buildings including amundsens house where he planned his expedition to the north pole. Spitzbergen lies a mere 1500 kilometers from the north pole, and true to its namewhich means jagged peaksit is a. Svalbard is the arctic north as you always dreamed it existed. An small overview from a cruise araound svalbard onboard the small german cruise vessel columbus. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word svalbard. Svalbard is a group of remote islands in the norwegian high arctic, far north of mainland europe. Here, you will find untouched arctic wilderness and unique wildlife in a setting that is both rugged and fragile at the same time.
All nationalities require a full passport valid for 6 months. Dec 24, 2019 dated svalbard, a norwegian archipelago located to the east of greenland. It is regularly visited also by larger cruise ships, as the peninsula gravneset grave point has a nice beach, relatively well sheltered and thus good for easy landings in most conditions except strong easterly winds, surrounded by a spectacular panorama of pointed mountains and glaciers. Svalbard archipelago lies beyond the arctic circle, nearer to the north pole than it is to mainland scandinavia, making it one of the most remote places on earth.
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. The steep walls of the largest island of svalbard spitsbergen call for a completely different climbing approach from that required in the alps. The spitzbergen spelling was used in english during the 19th century, for instance by beechey, laing, and the royal society. Currently norway, the netherlands, germany, united kingdom, france, india. Bjorndalen is a place which offers you several characteristics from svalbard in one location. Aerial arctic lofoten, jan mayen and svalbard from the air. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word spitzbergen.
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