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Arctic Encounters: Ice World
Blog: WildJunket - 2 February 2012
Crackling glaciers, roaming reindeers and polar bears – the Arctic might be at the edge of the world, but it sure is bursting with life. By Nellie Huang | Originally published in WildJunket Magazine February/March 2012.
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The Polar Dip: Swimming in the Arctic Waters
Blog: WildJunket - 2 September 2011
“Run!” My expedition leader shouts. There’s no turning back. Despite the heavy snow, I’ve peeled off my parka, fleece, gore-tex, hat, socks and boots. Within seconds, my feet is numb and my hair is standing.
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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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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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Daily Travel Snapshot: Nordaustlandet, the Arctic
Blog: WildJunket - 25 August 2011
A walrus and its calf lounging on a floating ice sheet near Nordaustlandet in the Arctic.
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Video: An Intimate Polar Bear Encounter in the Arctic
Blog: WildJunket - 19 August 2011
“There it is!” A fellow passenger pointed out to a vanilla-colored fur ball in the midst of the dazzling white ice field.
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Arctic Highlights: Polar Bears, the Midnight Sun and Crackling Glaciers
Blog: WildJunket - 18 August 2011
I’ve just returned from an Arctic expedition, still struggling to piece together the touching memories and overwhelming sensations.
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Pyramiden – an Arctic ghost town
Blog: Sophie's World - 18 August 2011
I’m in Pyramiden, once a showcase of the Soviet Union, a perfect mining community, set between mountains, glaciers and fjords in the Svalbard archipelago. Today, it’s an Arctic ghost town!...Pyramiden – an Arctic ghost town is a post from Sophie's World
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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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Barentsburg highlights
Blog: Sophie's World - 7 July 2011
Barentsburg, you say? Where on earth… ? The Svalbard archipelago has four settlements of significant size, one of them is Russian. Norway has sovereignty over the archipelago, but the Treaty...Barentsburg highlights is a post from Sophie's World
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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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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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Weekly photo - Svalbard
Blog: Sophie's World - 1 December 2009
Seal - Esmark Glacier, Svalbard Oslo is crisp and sunny today. Last night’s snowfall all but vanished by noon. Not so on Svalbard, where noon temperatures are forecasted to be - 10° C tomorrow and -18° on Thursday.
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