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  1. Video: Playing with Walruses in the Arctic

    Blog: WildJunket - 31 August 2011

    “Roaw roaw..” Our expedition guide Frank Todd called. The resident biologist who’d spent decades working with marine mammals, obviously had some tricks up his sleeves.

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  2. Landscapes of the Arctic: Glaciers, Ice Fields and Pointed Peaks

    Blog: WildJunket - 30 August 2011

    There’s something haunting about the Arctic landscapes: aqua blue icebergs floating on crystal water, massive glaciers crackling in the background towered by snow mountains. Few places boast such striking physical appeal and raw wilderness as the polar regions.

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  3. Updates from the Arctic: Sailing Onboard the MS Expedition Cruise

    Blog: WildJunket - 5 August 2011

    I’ve swapped the heat of Madagascar for the ice-cold chills of the Arctic, leaving behind sun-kissed beaches in exchange for glaciers, fjords and the midnight sun.

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  4. Svalbard – polar bear country

    Blog: Sophie's World - 29 June 2011

    At 78 degrees N – a mere 12 degrees from the North Pole – Longyearbyen is as far north as I’ve ever been. I’m here with my oldest daughter, to...Svalbard – polar bear country is a post from Sophie's World

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  5. PhotoFriday: Svalbard – Seal slipping off an ice floe

    Blog: Sophie's World - 12 February 2010

    Seal – Esmark Glacier, Svalbard The picture was taken on a relatively warm June day. We were on our way to Barentsburg, the last Russian outpost in the islands, and sailed past the Esmark Glacier. This seal was staring at our boat for a while; then (probably thinking we weren’t that exciting) decided to slip into [...]PhotoFriday: Svalbard – Seal slipping off an ice floe is a post from: Sophie's World

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