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SAS Jet refuels at the Jetway at Oslo's Gardemoen Airport. Sunset, Norway.
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SAS Jet refuels at the Jetway at Oslo's Gardemoen Airport. Sunset, Norway.
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Mammatus cloud formation at sunset over Oslo's Gardemoen Airport.Norway. Mammatus are always found in association with Cumulonimbus clouds
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Mammatus cloud formation at sunset over Oslo's Gardemoen Airport.Norway. Mammatus are always found in association with Cumulonimbus clouds
SZ.0809-04
Fast thawing ice on a tundra pond in Adventdalen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0809-05
The iconic road sign with a white bear on a black background, and the mountains of Adventdalen in the distance. Spitsbergen.
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The iconic road sign with a white bear on a black background, and the mountains of Adventdalen in the distance. Spitsbergen.
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The iconic road sign with a white bear on a black background, and the mountains of Adventdalen in the distance. Spitsbergen.
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The iconic road sign with a white bear on a black background, and the mountains of Adventdalen in the distance. Spitsbergen.
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The iconic road sign with a white bear on a black background, and the mountains of Adventdalen in the distance. Spitsbergen.
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The heavily glaciated South of Spitsbergen seen from a plane in the early morning. Svalbard.
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Low stratus cloud and sharp aretes in the glaciated South of Spitsbergen seen from a plane  Svalbard.
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The heavily glaciated South of Spitsbergen seen from a plane in the early morning. Svalbard.
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The heavily glaciated South of Spitsbergen with fast and slow moving glaciers. Svalbard.
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The heavily glaciated South of Spitsbergen with tidewater glacier central. Svalbard.
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Heavily glaciated Spitsbergen with cirques and sharp aretes in the soft misty light of evening. Svalbard.
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A dramatic landscape carved by Glaciers in the soft misty light of evening. Svalbard.
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Heavily glaciated Spitsbergen with cirques and sharp aretes in the soft misty light of evening. Svalbard.
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Terminal moraine from two glaciers divided by a sharp arete in a landscape made by Glaciers. Spitsbergen.
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Mountains and Nunataks clothed in ice and glaciers shining in the low evening light. Spitsbergen.
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Mountains and Nunataks clothed in ice and glaciers shining in the low evening light. Spitsbergen.
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Braided river running with glacial meltwater shines in the low evening sun. Spitsbergen.
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The rock glacier on the side of Hjorthfjellet, opposite Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
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The Church, old Post Office and Taubanesentralen, the sorting building in old Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen. Svalbard.
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Little girl wearing a warm hat with a Norwegian flag emblem and the name Cresco. Spitsbergen
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Girl with red hair, blue eyes and a wooly hat. Spitsbergen.
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The Kroa with its outside tables in downtown Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen
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The male Grey Phalarope is drabber than the female, summer in Svalbard
SZ.0809-28
Brightly coloured wooden houses behind one of the mining constructions. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen. Svalbard
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Brightly coloured wooden houses behind one of the mining constructions. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen. Svalbard
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Brightly coloured wooden houses behind one of the mining constructions. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen. Svalbard
SZ.0810-03
A stuffed Polar Bear is the centrepiece of Skinn Boden, a fur and shoe shop in Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
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A stuffed Polar Bear is the centrepiece of Skinn Boden, a fur and shoe shop in Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0810-05
Two Polar bear skins with head mounts in the fur shop in Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen. They were hunted in Canada.
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A stuffed Polar bear sits on the centre of the baggage carousel at Longyearbyen Airport. Spitsbergen. Svalbard.
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault popularly known as the Doomsday Vault, for storing crop seeds deep inside a mountain. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault popularly known as the Doomsday Vault, for storing crop seeds deep inside a mountain. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault popularly known as the Doomsday Vault, located just above the airport. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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The roof of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault popularly known as the Doomsday Vault, located just above the airport. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault popularly known as the Doomsday Vault, for storing crop seeds deep inside a mountain. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault popularly known as the Doomsday Vault, for storing crop seeds deep inside a mountain. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
SZ.0810-13
Eiscat Svalbard Radar dishes just above Mine 7 in Adventdalen. Spitsbergen.
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Eiscat Svalbard Radar dishes just above Mine 7 in Adventdalen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0810-15
Tourist and a mountain guide walk up to the moraine on Longyearbreen, behind them is Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Gail Goldberg and the Husky Inuk clamber up towards the Longyearbreen moraine where she will look for fossils. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Part time field guide Narve Johansen carries a rifle on the way to Longyearbreen moraine on a hunt for fossils. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Part time field guide Narve Johansen carries a rifle on the Longyearbreen moraine on a hunt for fossils. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Part time field guide Narve Johansen carries a rifle on the Longyearbreen moraine on a hunt for fossils. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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View up Longyearbreen from the moraine. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Gail Goldberg breaks rocks to look for fossils high on the moraine to Longyearbreen above Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Part time field guide Narve Johansen on the Longyearbreen moraine on a hunt for fossils. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Gail Goldberg examines rocks, looking for fossils high on the moraine to Longyearbreen above Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Gail Goldberg examines rocks, looking for fossils high on the moraine to Longyearbreen above Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Gail Goldberg breaks rocks to look for fossils high on the moraine to Longyearbreen above Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Gail Goldberg breaks rocks to look for fossils high on the moraine to Longyearbreen above Longyearbyen. Svalbard
SZ.0811-12
Part time field guide Narve Johansen carries a rifle on the way to Longyearbreen moraine on a hunt for fossils. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Part time field guide Narve Johansen with husky Inuk by Longyearbreen moraine on a hunt for fossils. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Part time field guide Narve Johansen with husky Inuk by Longyearbreen moraine on a hunt for fossils. Longyearbyen. Svalbard
SZ.0811-15
Tourists in a cafe in Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen. Svalbard
SZ.0812-01
Female Eider Ducks on their nests in the duck sanctuary just outside Longyearbyen. Svalbard
SZ.0812-02
Arctic Jaeger or skua in flight. Spitsbergen
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Truck full of coal from mine 7 on its way to the power plant in Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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Two girls exercise a dog while riding their bicycles around Longyearbyen. Svalbard
SZ.0812-05
Snow-trac vehicle parked up for the summer by a small hut on the shore Longyearbyen. Svalbard
SZ.0812-06
Sea ice thawing in Austre Burgerbukta, You can see the holes in the pools on the ice that go right through to sea. Hornsund. Svalbard
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Sea ice thawing in Austre Burgerbukta, You can see the holes in the pools on the ice that go right through to sea. Hornsund. Svalbard
SZ.0813-02
The Sea ice below Samarinbreen or Glacier is showing the first signs of thaw, but has few patches of water. Hornsund Fjord. Svalbard
SZ.0813-03
At the entrance to Brepollen the sea ice has almost completely thawed. Hornsund. Svalbard
SZ.0813-04
Passengers on the Professor Mulchanov look for a distant polar bear in Brepollen. Hornsund. Svalbard
SZ.0813-05
Mountains by Brepollen reflected in the water on the sea ice during June thaw. Hornsund. Svalbard
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Braemfjellet mountain and Kvelfanarbreen in Austre Burgerbukta. Hornsund. Svalbard
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Rock pinnacles with brightly coloured lichens and plants denoting the presence of a bird colony. Burgerbukta. Hornsund. Svalbard
SZ.0813-08
Brunnich's Guillemots and a single Glaucous Gull feed at the edge of the fast ice. Burgerbukta, Hornsund. Svalbard
SZ.0813-09
Plateau shaped mountains of level sedimentary layers. Cholmaksla, Brepollen. Hornsund. Svalbard.
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The distinctive Bautaen Mountain, ground to this sharp horn shape by glaciers. Hornsund Fiord. Svalbard
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The distinctive Bautaen Mountain, ground to this sharp horn shape by glaciers. Hornsund Fiord. Svalbard
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Plateau shaped mountains of level sedimentary layers. Cholmaksla, Brepollen. Hornsund. Svalbard.
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The sharp edge of an arete, ground down by glacial erosion on both sides, against sunshine on a glavier. Hornsund. Svalbard
SZ.0813-14
Woman Passenger on the Professor Mulchanov enjoys the pack ice. Svalbard
SZ.0814-01
Turquoise pool of meltwater on an ice floe off the southern coast of Spitsbergen.
SZ.0814-02
Altocumulus clouds over sea ice off the south coast of Spitsbergen. svalbard
SZ.0814-03
Remnants of multi year sea ice thawing near Spitsbergen
SZ.0814-04
Kittiwake in flight. Svalbard
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Stylish older woman enjoys an arctic adventure cruise to Spitsbergen
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Stylish older woman enjoys an arctic adventure cruise to Spitsbergen
SZ.0814-08
Pipe smoking photographer in a wooly hat on holiday in the Arctic. Svalbard
SZ.0814-09
Retired couple on holiday cruise in Spitsbergen.
SZ.0814-10
Kittiwake flies slowly over breaking up sea ice looking for food. Svalbard
SZ.0814-11
Summer pack ice off the south coast of Spitsbergen with sun on the open water. Svalbard
SZ.0814-12
Polar bear hunting on the close pack ice south of Spitsbergen.
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Polar bear hunting on the close pack ice south of Spitsbergen.
SZ.0814-14
Kittiwake flies slowly over breaking up sea ice looking for food. Svalbard
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Kittiwake flies slowly over breaking up sea ice looking for food. The Guillemots fly back to their nests on cliffs. Svalbard
SZ.0814-16
Passengers on the Professor Mulchanov photograph a bearded seal on the ice. Svalbard.
SZ.0815-01
Passengers on the Professor Mulchanov photograph a bearded seal on the ice. Svalbard.
SZ.0815-02
Icicles on a slab of thawing sea ice that has become wedged at an angle. Svalbard
SZ.0815-03
Snow flurry just south of Danskoya. Northern Spitsbergen
SZ.0817-01
The Eiscat satellite dish by the runway at Ny Alesund. Spitsbergen.
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The Eiscat satellite dish by the runway at Ny Alesund. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0817-03
Moraine at the side of Kongsfjord, where the glacier has retreated. Spitsbergen
SZ.0817-04
Bright blue ice at the end of a tidewater glacier where ice has recently fallen. Kongsbreen, Kongsfiord, Spitsbergen.
SZ.0817-05
Bright blue ice at the end of a tidewater glacier where ice has recently fallen. Kongsbreen, Kongsfiord, Spitsbergen.
SZ.0817-06
Bright blue ice at the end of a tidewater glacier where ice has recently fallen. Kongsbreen, Kongsfiord, Spitsbergen.
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Bright blue ice at the end of a tidewater glacier where ice has recently fallen. Kongsbreen, Kongsfiord, Spitsbergen.
SZ.0817-08
Substantial lumps of ice fall from the front of the  Kongsbreen tidewater glacier, Kongsfiord, Spitsbergen.
SZ.0817-09
Spray and wave caused by lumps of ice falling from the front of the  Kongsbreen tidewater glacier, Kongsfiord, Spitsbergen.
SZ.0817-10
Northern Fulmar in low evening light by the Kongsbreen Glacier. Spitsbergen.
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Darker Northern Fulmar in low evening light by the Kongsbreen Glacier. Spitsbergen.
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Darker Northern Fulmar in low evening light by the Kongsbreen Glacier. Spitsbergen.
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Ice covered by sand and soil at the edge of the Kongsbreen glacier. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0817-14
Northern Fulmar in flight. Svalbard
SZ.0817-15
A squally snow shower along the north west coast of Spitsbergen. Svalbard
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A squally snow shower along the north west coast of Spitsbergen. Svalbard
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Mountains and glaciers on the West coast of Spitsbergen with Orographic clouds.
SZ.0817-18
Purple saxifrage in flower by the abandoned railway line at Blomstrandhalvoya. Spitsbergen.
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Photographer with a detail on a rock at Blomstrandhalvoya. Spitsbergen.
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Glacial erratic perched on the tundra at Blomstrandhalvoya, Purple Saxifrage flowers nearby. Spitsbergen.
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Photographers with tripods and telephoto lenses photograph a ptarmigan sitting on a rock. Blomstrand. Spitsbergen
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Photographers photograph a ptarmigan sitting on a glacial erratic in a landscape worn smooth by Glaciers. Blomstrand. Spitsbergen
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Photographers photograph a ptarmigan sitting on a glacial erratic in a landscape worn smooth by Glaciers. Blomstrand. Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen
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no 1 of 5, Shattered Glacial erratic rests in a smooth glacially eroded landscape. Blomstrand. Spitsbergen
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no 2 of 5, Shattered Glacial erratic rests in a smooth glacially eroded landscape. Blomstrand. Spitsbergen
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no 3 of 5, Plants and lichen on a shattered Glacial erratic. It rests in a smooth glacially eroded landscape. Blomstrand. Spitsbergen
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no 4 of 5, Purple saxifrage and lichen on a shattered Glacial erratic. It rests in a smooth glacially eroded landscape. Blomstrand. Spitsbergen
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no 5 of 5, Purple saxifrage and lichen on a shattered Glacial erratic. It rests in a smooth glacially eroded landscape. Blomstrand. Spitsbergen
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Purple saxifrage and reindeer moss thrive in the shelter of some rocks. Spitsbergen.
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Lichens, including dark grey Umbilicaria growing on rocks at Blomstrand. Spitsbergen
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Visitor to Blomstrand stands by a huge glacial erratic on the tundra. Spitsbergen
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A small pile of bird dropping from a snow bunting that will in the future feed lichen growth on the rock, like the Elegant orange growing there. Spitsbergen
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The Eiscat satellite dish by the runway at Ny Alesund. Spitsbergen.
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The Eiscat satellite dish by the runway at Ny Alesund. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0818-02
The scientific settlement of Ny Alesund. Kongsfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0818-03
Keen photographers from a ship carefully approach walrus asleep on the beach. Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0818-04
Keen photographers from a ship carefully approach walrus asleep on the beach. Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
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Young bull walrus in shallow water. Spitsbergen
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Young bull walrus and companion in shallow water. Spitsbergen
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Young bull walrus in shallow water. Spitsbergen
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Young bull walrus in shallow water. Spitsbergen
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Young bull walrus in shallow water, you can see by his colour that he has been in the water a while. Spitsbergen
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Young bull walrus scratching in shallow water, you can see by his colour that he has been in the water a while. Prins Karls Forland Spitsbergen
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Young bull walrus scratching in shallow water, you can see by his colour that he has been in the water a while. Prins Karls Forland Spitsbergen
SZ.0818-12
Young bull walrus in shallow water, watching an arctic tern. You can see by his colour that he has been in the water a while. Prins Karls Forland Spitsbergen
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Young bull walrus scratching in shallow water, you can see by his colour that he has been in the water a while. Prins Karls Forland Spitsbergen
SZ.0818-14
Stratus forms over mountain on Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0818-15
Tourists on a wildlife photography cruise walk up the beach on Prins Karls Forland. Svalbard
SZ.0818-16
Keen photographers from a ship carefully approach walrus asleep on the beach. Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
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Keen photographers from a ship carefully approach walrus asleep on the beach. Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0818-18
Keen photographers from a ship photograph a walrus that is just off the beach. the beach. Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
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Keen photographers from a ship photograph a walrus that is just off the beach. the beach. Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0818-20
Man with rifle guards the photographers from Polar Bears. They are photographing walrus.  Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
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Man with rifle guards the photographers from Polar Bears. They are photographing walrus.  Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
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Keen photographers from a ship photograph a walrus that is just off the beach. the beach. Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
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Keen photographers from a ship photograph a walrus that is just off the beach. the beach. Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
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Keen photographers from a ship photograph a walrus that is just off the beach. the beach. Prins Karls Forland. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0818-25
Purple Saxifrage flowers amongst rocks on the lateral moraine by Ankerbreen in St Jonsfjorden. Spitsbergen.
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Visitors photograph on the lateral moraine by Ankerbreen in St  Jonsfjorden. Spitsbergen.
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Polar Willow flowering between rocks on the lateral moraine of Ankerbreen. St Jonsfjorden. Spitsbergen
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Purple Saxifrage flower with uncharateristic long pointed petals. St Jondfjorden. Spitsbergen
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The guard with a rifle and some tourists visit the lateral moraine to a retreating Ankerbreen, St Jonsfjorden. Spitsbergen
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The guard with a rifle and some tourists visit the lateral moraine to a retreating Ankerbreen, St Jonsfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0818-31
The guard with a rifle and some tourists visit the lateral moraine to a retreating Ankerbreen, St Jonsfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0818-32
Chunky Svalbard reindeer starting its summer moult. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-01
Bands of cloud and sunshine as seabirds fly across the evening sky. Above Oskar II Land. Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-02
The Noorderlicht, a two masted schooner used for arctic cruising, in evening light by the mountains of West Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-03
The Noorderlicht, a two masted schooner used for arctic cruising, in evening light by the mountains of West Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-04
Reflection of Hornsundtind, its summit cloaked in cloud, in the the waters of Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-05
Thawing sea ice at the mouth to Brepollen Fiord, Hornsund Fiord, snow still covers the mountains. Spitsbergen.
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Thawing sea ice at the mouth to Brepollen Fiord, Hornsund Fiord, snow still covers the mountains. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-07
Small iceberg and thawing sea ice at the mouth to Brepollen Fiord, Hornsund Fiord, snow still covers the mountains. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-08
Small iceberg and thawing sea ice at the mouth to Brepollen Fiord, Hornsund Fiord, snow still covers the mountains. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-09
Details of a turquoise iceberg reflected on a sunny day. Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-10
Small tour ship Origo in Brepollen Fiord with the flat topped mountain Cholmaksla behind it. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-11
Blonde woman in a turquoise jacket with photographers as they watch a polar bear. Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-12
A fan of high Cirrus cloud over the mountains of Hornsund. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-13
The most northerly sundial in the world, in Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-14
The cemetery in Longyearbyen has always been for old graves, mostly miners, but now there is the grave of Vidar Nordtomme as well. Spitsbergen 2008
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The cemetery in Longyearbyen has always been for old graves, mostly miners, but now there is the grave of Vidar Nordtomme as well. Spitsbergen 2008
SZ.0820-16
Braemfjellet dominates Burgerbukta in Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-17
Brunnich's Guillemots take off toward the glaciers in Burgerbukta. Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-18
Photographing from the bows of the Professor Mulchanov with a dramtic backdrop of Braemfjellet, Burgerbukta. Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-19
Reflections of the glaciers, clouds and mountains in Burgerbukta. Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-20
Orographic clouds start to condense off the end of Braemfjellet, across Hornsund Fjord is the Hornsundtind with its summit in the clouds. Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-21
Orographic clouds start to condense off the end of Braemfjellet, Hornsund Fjord. Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-22
Norwegian man photographs in Hornsund Fjord on a sunny day. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-23
Norwegian man photographs in Hornsund Fjord on a sunny day. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-24
Tourists on the bows of the Professor Mulchanov watch a Polar bear close to the edge of Hymebreen. Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen.
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Tourists on the bows of the Professor Mulchanov watch a Polar bear close to the edge of Hymebreen. Hornsund Fiord. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0820-26
Orographic clouds forms by two of the highest mountains in Hornsund Fjord, Braemfjellet has the dark grey cloud. Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-27
Orographic clouds forms against a mountain in Hornsund Fjord,  Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-28
Floe edge between open water and fast ice in Hornsund Fjord in early summer. Spitsbergen
SZ.0820-29
Layers of cloud mask the mountains of Eastern Spitsbergen in Storfjorden
SZ.0821-01
A line of Brunnich's Guillemots fly low over the sea as they leave their bird cliffs on the mountains of Eastern Spitsbergen in Storfjorden. Svalbard
SZ.0821-02
The calm sea water between the thawing ice floes, looks silvery with a backdrop of the mountains of Eastern Spitsbergen in Storfjorden. Svalbard
SZ.0821-03
Sea ice thaws rapidly under 24 hour sunlight.  The mountains of Eastern Spitsbergen in Storfjorden. Svalbard
SZ.0821-04
Ice and its reflection. The Arctic in summer.
SZ.0821-05
Spiral formation in stratus cloud. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0821-06
Group of Brunnich's Guillemot, reflected in the dead calm water between the thawing sea ice. Svalbard
SZ.0821-07
Group of Brunnich's Guillemot, reflected in the dead calm water between the thawing sea ice. Svalbard
SZ.0821-08
Group of Brunnich's Guillemot, reflected in the dead calm water between the thawing sea ice. Svalbard
SZ.0821-09
Kittiwake taking off having dived for a small fish between ice floes in Storfjorden, Svalbard
SZ.0821-10
Kittiwake searches for small fish between ice floes in Storfjorden, Svalbard
SZ.0821-11
Kittiwake searches for small fish between ice floes in Storfjorden, Svalbard
SZ.0821-12
Kittiwake taking off having dived for a small fish between ice floes in Storfjorden, Svalbard
SZ.0821-13
Kittiwake searches for small fish between ice floes in Storfjorden, Svalbard
SZ.0821-14
Kittiwake searches for small fish between ice floes in Storfjorden, Svalbard
SZ.0821-15
Ivory gull in flight. Spitsbergen
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Ivory gull in flight. Spitsbergen
SZ.0821-17
Kittiwake searches for small fish between ice floes in Storfjorden, Svalbard
SZ.0821-18
Kittiwake searches for small fish between ice floes in Storfjorden, Svalbard
SZ.0821-19
Kittiwake flying. The Arctic
SZ.0821-20
Kittiwake lifts off the sea with lots of spray. The Arctic
SZ.0821-21
Single winter ice floe in Storfjorden, Svalbard during June and the summer thaw.
SZ.0821-22
Single winter ice floe in an advanced state of thaw in Storfjorden, Svalbard during June.
SZ.0821-23
Altocumulus reflected in  almost ice free high arctic waters
SZ.0821-24
Photographers on the Professor Mulchanov take pictures of a bearded seal on an ice floe. Spitsbergen
SZ.0821-25
Photographers on the Professor Mulchanov take pictures of a bearded seal on an ice floe. Spitsbergen
SZ.0821-26
Heavy grey clouds and waves off the entrance to Bellsund. Spitsbergen
SZ.0822-01
Brunnich's Guillemots head out to sea to feed under heavy grey clouds and waves off the entrance to Bellsund. Spitsbergen
SZ.0822-02
In Ny Alesund a group of biologists prepare to go out in a rubber boat. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-01
Late June, there is a lot of snow around. The dirigible mast used by Roald Amundsen and Umberto Nobile to launch their airship Norge in 1926. Ny Alesund. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-02
Late June, there is a lot of snow around. The dirigible mast used by Roald Amundsen and Umberto Nobile to launch their airship Norge in 1926. Ny Alesund. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-03
The old mining train in Ny Alesund, the most northerly train in the world, but now with nowhere to go. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-04
Zodiac returns to the Professor Mulchanov on a grey misty day. Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen.
SZ.0823-05
Looking along a cloudy Lilliehookfjorden to the sun shining on mountains in Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-06
Looking along a cloudy Lilliehookfjorden to the sun shining on mountains in Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-07
Looking along a cloudy Lilliehookfjorden to the sun shining on mountains in Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-08
Arctic terns rest on a piece of iceberg ice by Lilliehookbreen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-09
Arctic terns rest on a piece of iceberg ice by Lilliehookbreen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-10
Arctic terns rest on a piece of iceberg ice by Lilliehookbreen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-11
An Arctic tern rests on a piece of iceberg ice by Lilliehookbreen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-12
Kittiwakes fly away from a piece of iceberg ice by Lilliehookbreen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-13
Iceberg ice, turquoise blue, by Lilliehookbreen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-14
Thawing sea ice in the mouth of Krossfjorden Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-15
Bearded seal on sea ice in Lilliehookfjorden. Krossfjord. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0823-16
Bearded seal on sea ice in Lilliehookfjorden. Krossfjord. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0823-17
Small piece of iceberg ice in water that is pale blue with glacial flour in suspension. Lilliehookbreen, Svalbard
SZ.0823-18
Small piece of iceberg ice in water that is pale blue with glacial flour in suspension. Lilliehookbreen, Svalbard
SZ.0823-19
The 500 berth cruise ship Albatros by the Lilliebreen glacier in Lilliefjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-20
The 500 berth cruise ship Albatros by a small blue iceberg in Lilliefjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-21
Flowering Purple Saxifrage and frost shattered rocks in Krossfjorden, Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-22
Moss covered tundra and snow patches, Tinayre Bukta, Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-23
Moss covered tundra and snow patches, Tinayre Bukta, Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-24
Moss covered tundra, lichen encrusted rocks and snow patches, Tinayre Bukta, Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-25
Moss covered tundra, lichen encrusted rocks and snow patches, Tinayre Bukta, Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-26
Two zodiacs leave the Professor Mulchanov in Tinayre Bukta, Kross Fiord. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-27
Rock covered in a rich crust of both dark and pale lichens. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-28
Rock covered in a rich crust of both dark and pale lichens including reindeer moss. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-29
Walkers stop on a ridge of Moss covered tundra high above Tinayre Bukta, Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-30
Photographer Dos Winkel stops on a ridge of Moss covered tundra high above Tinayre Bukta, Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-31
Tourists walk in deep snow  high above Tinayre Bukta, Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-32
Tourists walk in deep snow  high above Tinayre Bukta, Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-33
Rock covered in black and Orange lichen, including the vivid elegant Orange. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-34
Meltstream runs over rocks and under snow, it comes from thawing glaciers higher up the mountain. Tinayre Bukta, Kross Fiord. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-35
Meltstream runs over rocks and under snow, it comes from thawing glaciers higher up the mountain. Tinayre Bukta, Kross Fiord. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-36
Purple saxifrage flowers amongst sharply eroded rocks high above Tinayre Bukta, Krossfjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-37
Frost fractured rock covered in black and grey lichen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-38
Rock totally covered in Ophioparma lapponica, Blood Spot Lichen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-39
Rock totally covered in reindeer moss and other lichens. Spitsbergen
SZ.0823-40
A group of male walrus of varying ages, haul out on an ice floe in the polar pack west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-01
A group of male walrus of varying ages, haul out on an ice floe in the polar pack west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-02
A group of male walrus of varying ages, haul out on an ice floe in the polar pack west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-03
Photographers with long telephoto lenses outnumber the few using compact cameras on a photo safari in Svalbard
SZ.0824-04
Snow covers jumbled blocks of thin sea ice, glowing blue in the shadow areas. Svalbard
SZ.0824-05
Single male adult polar bear on the pack ice west of Spitsbergen in June
SZ.0824-06
Polar bear tracks in thin snow over wet sea ice in summer. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-07
Two bears sitting around a kill they have fed from earlier. Pack ice West of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-08
Young male polar bear approaches two big bears near their kill. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-09
Young male polar bear approaches two very big bears near their kill, then goes to it to feed. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-10
Young male polar bear approaches a dead seal where gulls are feeding, Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-11
Young male polar bear approaches a dead seal where gulls are feeding, Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-12
Young male polar bear approaches a dead seal where gulls are feeding, Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-13
Young bear tears at the skin of a dead bearded seal it has just claimed from its previous owners. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-14
Photographers on the bows of the Professor Mulchanov photograph a bear feeding on a dead bearded seal. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-15
Polar bear eats the remains of a bearded seal on the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen, he is joined by many gulls.
SZ.0824-16
Polar bear eats the remains of a bearded seal on the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen, he is joined by many gulls.
SZ.0824-17
Polar bear eats the remains of a bearded seal on the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen, he is joined by many gulls.
SZ.0824-18
Polar bear eats the remains of a bearded seal on the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen, he is joined by many gulls.
SZ.0824-19
The Polar bear looks up to check how close the ship is to his meal. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-20
As light snow falls, a Polar Bear uses his powerful claws to turn the dead seal Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-21
As light snow falls, a Polar Bear feeds on a dead seal, Glaucous gulls call loudly. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-22
As light snow falls, a Polar Bear feeds on a dead seal, Glaucous gulls watch. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-23
As light snow falls, a Polar Bear feeds on a dead seal, a Glaucous Gull tugs at the other end of the meat. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-24
Thirsty Polar Bear eats clean snow and a Glaucous Gull tugs at the other end of the dead seal. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-25
The Polar bear looks up to check how close the ship is to his meal. Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-26
Polar bear eats the remains of a bearded seal on the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen, he is joined by many gulls.
SZ.0824-27
Polar bear leaves the remains of a bearded seal to the hungry Glaucous Gulls. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0824-28
Polar bear leaves the remains of a bearded seal to the hungry Glaucous Gulls. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0824-29
Expedition Cruise ship Grigoriy Mikheev encounters a polar bear on the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-30
Expedition Cruise ship Grigoriy Mikheev encounters a polar bear on the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-31
A pair of male walrus hauled out on an ice floe amongst the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-32
A pair of male walrus hauled out on an ice floe amongst the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-33
A pair of male walrus hauled out on an ice floe amongst the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-34
A pair of male walrus hauled out on an ice floe amongst the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-35
A pair of male walrus hauled out on an ice floe amongst the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-36
A pair of male walrus hauled out on an ice floe amongst the shifting pack ice west of Spitsbergen
SZ.0824-37
Expedition Leader helps a passenger over the ice foot on the beach at Fuglesangen, Nordvestoyane. Svalbard
SZ.0825-01
Professor Mulchanov waits in the narrow channel by Fuglesangen while the passengers go ashore. Nordvestoyane, Svalbard
SZ.0825-02
Magdalene Fiord on a fine day with altostratus clouds. Spitsbergen in summer
SZ.0825-03
Professor Mulchanov in Magdalene Fiord on a fine day with altostratus clouds. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-04
Professor Mulchanov in Magdalene Fiord on a fine day with altostratus clouds. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-05
Magdalenebreen in Magdalene Fiord, Noorderlicht just by the glacier. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-06
Magdalenebreen in Magdalene Fiord, sailing boat Noorderlicht just by the glacier. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-07
Magdalenebreen in Magdalene Fiord, sailing boat Noorderlicht just by the glacier. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-08
Magdalenebreen in Magdalene Fiord, sailing boat Noorderlicht just by the glacier. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-09
Magdalenebreen in Magdalene Fiord, sailing boat Noorderlicht just by the glacier. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-10
Magdalenebreen in Magdalene Fiord, sailing boat Noorderlicht just by the glacier. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-11
A kittiwake flies past a cave in the face of Magdalenebreen in Magdalene Fiord. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-12
The sunshine glows in the cloud over the cape on  Reuschhalvoya. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-13
Stratus clouds form on the glaciers at the top of the mountains and then flow downhill. Reuschhalvøya. North side of Magdalene Fiord. Spitbergen.
SZ.0825-14
Stratus clouds form on the glaciers at the top of the mountains and then flow downhill. Reuschhalvøya. North side of Magdalene Fiord. Spitbergen.
SZ.0825-15
Small avalanche tracks down the walls of a valley glacier. Summer thaw makes the snow unstable. Magdalenefjorden. Spitsbergen
SZ.0825-16
Photographer Martin Eisenhawer with a telephoto lens in Adventdalen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-01
Photographer Martin Eisenhawer with a telephoto lens in Adventdalen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-02
A white van negotiates the hairpin bends on the road from mine 7. Adventdalen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-03
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, and blows onshore, where the candles glisten like jewels. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-04
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, and blows onshore, where the candles glisten like jewels. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-05
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, some remain upright, others fall over into the water. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-06
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, and blows onshore, where the candles glisten like jewels. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-07
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, and blows onshore, where the candles glisten like jewels. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-08
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, and blows onshore, where the candles glisten like jewels. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-09
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, some remain upright, others fall over into the water. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-10
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, these candles are still joined. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-11
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, some remain upright, others fall over into the water. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-12
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, some remain upright, others fall over into the water. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-13
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, some remain upright, others fall over into the water. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-14
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, and blows onshore, where the candles glisten like jewels. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-15
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice,floating on the water before melting away Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-16
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, and blows onshore, where the candles glisten like jewels. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-17
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, and blows onshore, where the candles glisten like jewels. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-18
As the lake ice thaws on Isdammen, it degrades into candle ice, and blows onshore, where the candles glisten like jewels. Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-19
A bell up by Haugen, the old town of Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-20
Svalbard reindeer graze between the pools of water in Adventdalen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-21
Svalbard reindeer graze between the pools of water in Adventdalen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-22
A Svalbard reindeer grazes between the pools of water in Adventdalen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-23
Little Auks in flight. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-24
Little Auks in flight. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-25
Little Auks in flight. Spitsbergen
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Little Auks in flight, this shows their characteristic tight formation. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-27
Little Auks in flight, this shows their characteristic tight formation. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-28
Little Auks in flight, this shows their characteristic tight formation. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-29
Little Auks in flight, this shows their characteristic tight formation. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-30
The town of Longyearbyen and the mountains beyond seen from the old coal dock. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-31
The town of Longyearbyen and the mountains beyond seen from the old coal dock. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-32
Graphic roof lines from the buildings in the centre of Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen
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Graphic roof lines, old mining equipment and recent residential buildings Longyearbyen. Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-34
Aerial view of the south of Oscar II Land seen from above the Isfjorden. Prins Karls Forland behind. Spitsbergen.
SZ.0826-35
Aerial view of Fridtjovbreen, a glacier in SW Spitsbergen
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Aerial view of Fridtjovbreen, a tidewater glacier in SW Spitsbergen
SZ.0826-37