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Lilliehook Fjorden, Svalbard. Greenland Sea.

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Overview

Svalbard is the Arctic North as you always dreamed it existed. This wondrous archipelago is a land of dramatic snow-drowned 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. One of Europe's last great wildernesses, this is also the domain of more polar bears than people, a terrain rich in epic legends of polar exploration.

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Svalbard’s raw, bleak beauty entices travelers seeking a taste of polar adventure. Here are some top experiences on this remote and thrilling archipelago.

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