SVALBARD SCENERY
EXPEDITION: 06 - 16 JULY 2008
The Svalbard archipelago lies in the Arctic Ocean. It belongs to Norway, as it lies between Norway and the North Pole on a latitude of 74 N and 81 N. and between Longitude 10 E and 35 E.
It comprises of seven Islands, the largest being Spitzbergen, that is home to Longyearbyen, named after American entrepreneur John Munro Longyear (1860-1922) head of the Arctic Coal Company.
Lonyearbyen is home to nearly 2000 inhabitants and is the main staging point for all expeditions of Svalbard.
After spending a night in Longyearbyen we embarked with our expedition vessel the MV Akademik Shokalskiy for our 10 day trip around the Polar Svalbard region.
As we headed north we passed 80 N before becoming trapped in 9/10ths / 10/10ths sea ice for two days. Two others ships were also stuck less than half a cable distance from us. Eventually we all managed to push our way through to the open water....an amazing experience.
Here is a gallery of the spectacular landscapes that we encountered during the expedition.
The Svalbard archipelago lies in the Arctic Ocean. It belongs to Norway, as it lies between Norway and the North Pole on a latitude of 74 N and 81 N. and between Longitude 10 E and 35 E.
It comprises of seven Islands, the largest being Spitzbergen, that is home to Longyearbyen, named after American entrepreneur John Munro Longyear (1860-1922) head of the Arctic Coal Company.
Lonyearbyen is home to nearly 2000 inhabitants and is the main staging point for all expeditions of Svalbard.
After spending a night in Longyearbyen we embarked with our expedition vessel the MV Akademik Shokalskiy for our 10 day trip around the Polar Svalbard region.
As we headed north we passed 80 N before becoming trapped in 9/10ths / 10/10ths sea ice for two days. Two others ships were also stuck less than half a cable distance from us. Eventually we all managed to push our way through to the open water....an amazing experience.
Here is a gallery of the spectacular landscapes that we encountered during the expedition.