Today: SVALBARD Island (Norway), Info, Mar 17, 2016

Mar 17, 2016

SVALBARD Island (Norway), Info, Mar 17, 2016

Svalbard - Lonely Planet

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/norway/svalbard

Take part in a mystical North Atlantic journey and explore the various medieval towns of the Norwegian coast before heading north to the island of Spitsbergen.

Bear Island (Bjørnøya) - Spitsbergen | Svalbard

www.spitsbergen-svalbard.com › ... › Islands: Spitsbergen & Co.

General: Bjørnøya (Bear Island) is the southernmost island of the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between Norway and Spitsbergen. The island is 178 km² large ...

Images for Svalbard Island, Norway,

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Norway: Arctic Svalbard islands lure tourists with polar ...

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28 Jan 2016 - A Norwegian chain of islands just 1,200 km (750 miles) from the North Pole is turning its back on high-polluting coal mining that has been a ...

Svalbard: People, Place and Polar Bears

www.rgs.org › ... › Key Stage 3 resources » › Fantastic places »

Svalbard is an archipelago (group of islands) north of Norway and is part of Norwegian territories. It includes the islands ranging between 74° and 81° of latitude ...

Svalbard - Norwegian Polar Institute

www.npolar.no › Home › Themes › The Arctic

The Archipelago of Svalbard was discovered by the Dutch captain Willem Barentsz ... The sea area around the islands out to the territorial border of 12 nautical ...

Svalbard Cruises | Cruise to the Spitsbergen Archipelago in ...

https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/the-arctic/spitsbergen

Svalbard (Spitsbergen), the land of the Polar Bear is a Norwegian Arctic ... then join our expedition to the north of the island to take in the fantastically beautiful ...

Norwegian politicians propose putting refugees on Svalbard ...

www.independent.co.uk › News › World › Europe

13 Sep 2015 - Norwegian politicians are looking into sending refugees to Svalbard, ... on Svalbard – remote Arctic islands with more polar bears than people.

Hopen (Svalbard) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopen_(Svalbard)

Hopen is an island in the southeastern part of the Svalbard archipelago (Norway). Hopen was discovered in 1613, probably by Thomas Marmaduke of Hull, who ...

Longyearbyen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longyearbyen

The Church of Norway appointed Thorleif Østenstad as Svalbard's first vicar and .... peninsula of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago.

Svalbard: Halfway Between Norway and the North Pole ...

www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/03/svalbard...norway-and.../472785/

8 Mar 2016 - Svalbard is a Norwegian group of islands located in the Arctic Ocean north of continental Norway, about 650 miles (1,050 kilometers) from the ...

Spitsbergen - Svalbard Cruise Holidays | Hurtigruten UK

https://www.hurtigruten.co.uk/inspiration/destinations/spitsbergen/

11 Dec 2015 - Spitsbergen is the crown of Arctic Norway and the realm of the polar ... Spitsbergen and the other islands in the Svalbard archipelago boast a ...

Circumnavigate the Realm of the Polar Bear | Hurtigruten UK

https://www.hurtigruten.co.uk/.../spitsbergen/circumnavigate-the-realm-o...

11 Dec 2015 - ... cruise that circumnavigates the largest island in Svalbard and discover some of the most ... This Norwegian settlement is a unique little town.

National Parks of Svalbard, Norway -- National Geographic

travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/parks/svalbard-norway/

Seven Parks The Svalbard Islands, an Arctic Ocean archipelago halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, are home to seven Norwegian national ...

Things to do in the Svalbard Islands - Visit Norway

www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/svalbard-islands/things-to-do/

Join a boat trip to watch the arctic landscape and wildlife. Or try dog sledding or a snowmobile safari.

Tromsø, Bear Island and Spitsbergen | Quark Expeditions

www.quarkexpeditions.com/gb/.../tromso-bear-island-and-spitsbergen

Tromsø, Bear Island and Spitsbergen Fjords and Bears ... Day 12 — Disembarkation Day in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. Your adventure ends in the ...

Refugee Crisis: Norwegian Politicians Suggest Sending ...

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/.../refugee-crisis-svalbard-norway_n_813231...

14 Sep 2015 - Refugees in Norway could be sent far north to an island archipelago in the ... The country's Green Party has suggested Svalbard, an island and.

Spitsbergen cruise - Holidays in Spitsbergen | Hurtigruten ...

https://www.hurtigruten.com/inspiration/destinations/spitsbergen/

9 Jul 2015 - Spitsbergen is the crown of Arctic Norway. ... thanks to the Gulf Stream, Spitsbergen and the other islands in the Svalbard archipelago boast a ...

Norway Holidays: Tromso and Svalbard Winter Break ...

www.discover-the-world.co.uk/destinations/norway.../tromso-and-svalba...

Located halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, Svalbard is an ... spreads across two islands, Tromsoya and Kvaloya and is connected to the ...

Svalbard | North Norway Guide | Rough Guides

www.roughguides.com/destinations/europe/norway/...norway/svalbard/

The 62500-square-kilometre Svalbard archipelago is one of the most hostile ... of the main island, and later died sailing towards the Russian Arctic island of ...

Norwegian politicians propose housing refugees on remote ...

www.mnn.com › Earth Matters › Wilderness & Resources

16 Sep 2015 - Could an influx of Syrian asylum seekers upset Svalbard's human to polar ... Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on the Norwegian island of ...

SVALBARD

www.greendog.no/SVALBARD.21.aspx

It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the ... Spitsbergen is the largest island, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.

Visit the real-life Fortitude: Svalbard, Arctic Norway!

www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Visit-Arctic-town-Svalbard-experience-real-life-...

30 Jan 2015 - Arctic Norway provides the spectacular setting for Sky Atlantic's gripping ... Now, guests can visit the real-life location of Svalbard, Norway and see a ... Fire engulfs luxury yacht in British Virgin Islands harbour · Argentina coast ...

Fossilised FOREST discovered in Svalbard, Norway | Daily ...

www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Fossilised-FOREST-Norway-380-million-year-old-...

19 Nov 2015 - Scientists found the preserved tree trunks and stumps, still where they had been rooted in the ground, on the island of Svalbard in Norway.

Svalbard Geology

https://notendur.hi.is/oi/svalbard_geology.htm

Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, located about midway between Norway and the North Pole. Svalbard comprises all islands between latitude 74° ...

Map of Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway Latitude ...

www.bear-island.climatemps.com/map.php

Latitude: 74°31'N. Longitude: 19°10'E. Latitude & Longitude for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway in decimal degrees: 74.5°, 19.2°. Altitude/ elevation: 14 ...

Video: Eclipse tourist in Svalbard mauled by polar bear ...

www.telegraph.co.uk › News › World News › Europe › Norway

20 Mar 2015 - Polar bear mauls tourist in his tent in Svalbard as eclipse junkies head ... trip on the remote islands more than 500 miles north of the Norwegian ...

Travel in the artic : Svalbard travel packages : Tailor made ...

https://svalbard.nordicvisitor.com/

Tailor-made Holidays to Svalbard. ... Visitor is a Scandinavian tour Operator offering customized travel packages to Spitsbergen and around the island of Svalbard.

County SVALBARD - GoNorway

www.gonorway.no/norway/counties/svalbard/

County SVALBARD - Norway. ... Around 60 per cent of the islands in the archipelago are covered by ice. Even though people have been visiting Svalbard for ...

Svalbard's polar bears and the effects of climate change – in ...

www.theguardian.com › Environment › Wildlife

9 Dec 2014 - Rising temperatures and increasing ice melt are transforming the island's of Svalbard in Norway's high arctic. The WWF-Canon and Norwegian ...

BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent ...

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12 Jul 2008 - Residents of Norway's Svalbard Islands are used to dealing with the dangers of polar bears but, for one remote settlement, wild animals are not ...

5 Cheap Flights to Svalbard, Norway - TripAdvisor

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Cheap Flights to Svalbard: Enter your dates once and have TripAdvisor search multiple sites to find the best prices on Svalbard flights.

Greens mull sending refugees to Arctic island - The Local

www.thelocal.no/20150911/proposed-arctic-asylum-centre-on-svalbard

11 Sep 2015 - Norway's Green Party has proposed opening a reception centre for asylum seekers in the Svalbard archipelago deep in the Arctic ocean.

Svalbard Seed Bank | Atlas Obscura

www.atlasobscura.com/places/svalbard-seed-bank

Norway. Svalbard Seed Bank. Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity .... is located in an old copper mine on remote northern island of Spitsbergen, Norway.

Hotel Longyearbyen - Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen ...

https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-spitsbergen

Located on Norway's largest island, and only 1,300 kilometers from the North Pole, the Radisson Blu Polar Hotel Spitsbergen, Longyearbyen invites guests to ...

Svalbard - definition of Svalbard by The Free Dictionary

www.thefreedictionary.com/Svalbard

A Norwegian archipelago comprising Spitsbergen and other islands in the Arctic Ocean north of the mainland. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is located on ...

Svalbard - American University

www1.american.edu/ted/ICE/svalbard.html

Svalbard is a barely inhabited group of island in the Barents Sea which has belonged to the Kingdom of Norway since 1920. It is governed by a unique set of ...

Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) - CRW Flags Inc.

www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/sj.html

29 May 2014 - The national flag of Norway is the appropriate flag. Neither Jan ... Svalbard has two major islands: Spitzenbergen and Bjørnøya (Bear Island).

Help Wanted: Polar Bear Spotter on Svalbard Islands in ...

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2 May 2013 - Want to work in the great outdoors? Comfortable around bears? Norway may have the job for you. The governor's office on The Svalbard ...

History - Svalbard Archaeology

www.svalbardarchaeology.org/history.html

For most of the 19th century, Norwegian hunters and occasionally whalers dominated ... On the west side of the main island Spitsbergen, the coal seams are ...

Expeditions Online :: Norway, Bear Island and Spitsbergen ...

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Day 4 — Bear Island Today we will have a full lecture schedule in advance of our landing at Bear Island, the southernmost island in the Svalbard Archipelago.

Svalbard travel guide - Wikivoyage

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Svalbard

The area is sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the main island with all the settlements. The islands are directly north of Norway, and under Norwegian rule ...

Norwegian Politicians Suggest Refugees Head To Remote ...

www.huffingtonpost.com/.../svalbard-refugees-norway_us_55f6f529e4b...

14 Sep 2015 - Norway's Green Party has suggested that Svalbard, a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean that fall under Norwegian sovereignty, may be able ...

More avalanches threaten Svalbard - Norway's News in ...

www.newsinenglish.no › News

20 Dec 2015 - Another avalanche thundered down a mountainside in Norway's ... first of several avalanches around Svalbard's main island of Spitsbergen, ...

Svalbard, Norway Forecast | Weather Underground

https://www.wunderground.com/no/svalbard

Svalbard, Norway. 2:51 AM CET on March 14, 2016 (GMT +0100). Longyear | Report | Change Station. Report Station. Thank you for reporting this station.

Norway's Green Party proposes sending refugees to ...

www.news.com.au/.../norways...svalbard.../3b6e35050534e8deef4c20c640...

15 Sep 2015 - Creative politicians in Norway want to send refugees to the tiny group of islands roughly ... Svalbard, top left, is almost 2000km from Norway.

[PDF]The Globalization of the Arctic - Island Studies.ca

www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.../ISJ-7-1-2012-Grydehoj-et-al.p...

by A Grydehøj - ‎2012 - ‎Cited by 13 - ‎Related articles

ABSTRACT: The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has been under Norwegian .... Svalbard's inhabitants were Norwegian, the primary employer on the islands was ...

Svalbard Bound: A Trip to Norway's Far North | Rick Steves ...

https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/.../svalbard-bound

Svalbard Bound: A Trip to Norway's Far North ... The highlight of a trip to Greece was arriving off-season in the island of Tilos — my girlfriend and I were the only ...

Svalbard Islands jul 2016 - Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris

www.cheesemans.com/trips/svalbard-jul2016

This incredibly unique and exclusive polar adventure is to the famed Svalbard Archipelago of northern Norway, which includes Spitsbergen Island. Located ...

Norway's Fjords and Arctic Svalbard - National Geographic ...

www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com/expeditions/norway.../detail

Follow Norway's fjord-carved coast to the isles of Svalbard. ... Explore Tromsø and Bear Island on the way to Svalbard, where polar bears prowl and walruses loll ...

Ice Bears and Islands

svalbard.worldwildadventure.com/

25 Jan 2016 - ... land of the ice bear' is the name often used for the islands of Svalbard ... first sea kayak circumnavigation of Svalbard Archipelago Norway.

Polarbear Hopen island Svalbard norwegian on Vimeo

Video for Svalbard Island, Norway, -List of

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vimeo.com › Per Olsen › Videos

11 Sep 2011

A video about polar bear visiting an arctic station on the island of Hopen,Svalbard. With Norwegian comments.

Sun & moon times today, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

www.timeanddate.com › Sun & Moon › Norway

Calculations of sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset in Norway – Svalbard – Longyearbyen for the coming days. Generic astronomy calculator to ...

Svalbard Norway - YouTube

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ATMVnQF1o

19 Nov 2010 - Uploaded by THEWORLDOFTRAVEL

Spitsbergen is the largest island, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya ... Svalbard Act made Svalbard a ...

Svalbard Longyear LYR Airport | Longyearbyen, Svalbard ...

www.ifly.com/svalba-longyear-LYR-airport

Svalbard Airport Longyear LYR serves the island of Spitsbergen located on the Arctic Svalbard archipelago of Norway. LYR is only 3 km northwest of ...

Svalbard, Norway - Historical Views - Earth Watching - ESA

https://earth.esa.int/web/earth-watching/.../svalbard-norway-landsat

Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Situated north of ... The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.

The Svalbard Treaty - The Faculty of Law

www.jus.uio.no › ... › 1-11 State, territory and global commons

Desirous, while recognising the sovereignty of Norway over the Archipelago of Spitsbergen, including Bear Island, of seeing these territories provided with an ...

[PDF]Polar Bears in Svalbard

kho.unis.no/doc/Polar_bears_Svalbard.pdf

Published by the Norwegian Polar Institute. Printed January 2005 ... Norway's polar bear population lives in and ... rily on or around the islands of Svalbard. The.

Spitsbergen Travel - Spitsbergen Travel

www.spitsbergentravel.com/

Experience Svalbard with Spitsbergen Travel. ... Experience the wild nature and landscape of Svalbard with your own dog sledding team. Read more NOK 1290.

Svalbard Holidays and Cruises | Wexas Travel

https://www.wexas.com/holidays/europe/svalbard

The Svalbard islands are Norway's Arctic Ocean outpost, a hostile but breathtaking wilderness of ice caps and glaciers, mountains and coalmines. Polar bears ...

Svalbard: Archipelagos, Settlements and Stations ...

www.citypopulation.de/Svalbard.html

Svalbard is an external, unincorporated territorium of the Kingdom of Norway. ... The population of Bear Island and Hopen consists only of the crews of the ...

Svalbard / Jan Mayen Islands Cruises

www.cruisecompete.com/vacations/visits/svalbard_jan...islands/1

Cruises that visit Svalbard / Jan Mayen Islands | Cruise ship itineraries that stop in Svalbard ... 14 Nights - Germany, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Storoya Island covered by an ice cap. Svalbard (Spitsbergen)

www.mikereyfman.com/.../photo.php?...Svalbard-Spitsbergen-Norway...

SV1-MR0114 • Icebergs with Austfonna Glacier on the background. Austfonna Ice Cap, Nordaustlandet Island, Svalbard (Spitsbergen) Archipelago, Norway.

Scotland Norway Fjords Bear Island Spitsbergen Voyage ...

www.aqua-firma.co.uk/.../Scottish_Isles_Norwegian_Fjords_Bear_Island...

Scotland Norway Fjords Bear Island Spitsbergen Voyage Lofoten Scottish Isles Islands Tromso Shetland Orkney expedition cruise holiday voyage Edinburgh ...

North cape-bear island-svalbard | Sterna

www.sterna.cat/en/expedicio/bear-island/

It belongs to the Svalbard Archipelago in Norwegian. This small island, together with three more of the Svalbard Archipelago (Spitsbergen, Bjørnøya and Hopen) ...

Svalbard with Lofoten & Bear Island - Google

https://www.google.com/mymaps/viewer?mid=znd5EGYuBkcA...hl...

A 12 day expedition cruise from Bodo, Norway sailing via the Norwegian fjords and Bear Island to Svalbard. The exact route will depend on ice, weather ...

Ring of light: Total eclipse over Svalbard islands ... - Phys.org

phys.org › Astronomy & Space › Space Exploration

20 Mar 2015 - The most spectacular viewing came on Norway's Svalbard islands near the North Pole, where a bright clear day and blindingly white snow ...

Svalbard Islands - Archipelago in Norway - Thousand ...

www.thousandwonders.net/Svalbard+Islands

25 Feb 2015 - Ny-Ålesund - Svalbard Islands. Photo by Harvey Barrison Nine-hundred kilometers north of mainland Norway, and 684 miles from the North ...

Norway Bear Island Spitsbergen High Arctic Wildlife Marine ...

www.aqua-firma.com/.../Spitsbergen/Norway_Bear_Island_Spitsbergen_...

Norway to Bear Island to Spitsbergen Wildlife & Marine Life High Arctic Sailing Adventure Voyage Sail Yacht Challenge Cruise Holiday.

Ice Bears and Islands Team attempt Svalbard Norway ...

https://www.rapidmedia.com/.../4945-ice-bears-islands-team-svalbard-no...

12 May 2015 - Three expedition sea kayakers will attempt a first-ever paddle around Arctic Norway's Svalbard archipelago, launching June 2015. Learn more ...

Island Dynamics | REMOTE - Svalbard, 2017 | Conferences ...

www.islanddynamics.org/remote.html

16-19 January 2017, Longyearbyen, Svalbard ... the world's northernmost town, the main settlement on Norway's vast, largely ice-covered Svalbard archipelago.

THE ARCTIC MELT: PART 1, SVALBARD, NORWAY - The ...

theadventurehandbook.com/the-arctic-melt-part-1-svalbard-norway/

My first destination was a small town called Longyearbyen located on the island of Spitzbergen. Spitzbergen is the largest island of Svalbard. With a population ...

An entire life as a trapper on the island of Svalbard

basecampexplorer.com/.../an-entire-life-as-a-trapper-on-the-island-of-sva...

An entire life as a trapper on the island of Svalbard ... The primary goal for the Norwegian trappers was to catch as many arctic foxes and polar bears as possible ...

MS Expedition: 15-day Scottish Isles, Norwegian Fjords ...

www.cruisenorway.com/norwegian-fjord-cruises-ms-expedition/

Visit the Scottish isles and explore the various medieval towns of the Norwegian coast before heading north to the island of Spitsbergen. Cruise Norway can ...

The tip of the iceberg – POLITICO

www.politico.eu/article/svalbard-iceberg-tourism-travel-ban/

17 May 2015 - Arctic island Svalbard is at the center of a new global power race — for ... Norway claims it owns Svalbard's continental shelf, while Russia ...

Svalbard: Google Street View, Pyramiden, and the Global ...

basementgeographer.com/svalbard-google-street-view-pyramiden-and-th...

9 Dec 2012 - While considered an integral territory of Norway, governance over Svalbard (also known as Spitzbergen after its largest island) is dictated ...

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands [Norway] | CRIN

https://www.crin.org/en/library/.../svalbard-and-jan-mayen-islands-norwa...

19 Dec 2013 - Organisations in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands [Norway]. Please select one. Attorneys for the Rights of the Child · Global Campaign for ...

Svalbard - Encyclopedia of Earth

www.eoearth.org/article/Svalbard

14 Jan 2012 - Svalbard is the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway. It consists of nine main islands including Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island).

2015 total solar eclipse Svaalbard /Svalbard Faroe Islands

joe-cali.com/eclipses/PLANNING/TSE2015/svalbard_p1.html

The path of totality only makes landfall on two island groups, Faroe Islands and ... Svalbard, formerly known by its Dutch name Spitsbergen, is a Norwegian ...

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands - Statoids

www.statoids.com/usj.html

Updates: The GENC standard treats Svalbard and Jan Mayen as two countries. ... Jan Mayen Island, already a possession, was made a Norwegian territory on ...

Moffen Island Svalbard Cruise Port of Call - WhatsinPort.com

www.whatsinport.com/Moffen-Island.htm

Sightseeing: The Norwegian name for this archipelago including Bear Island and Jan Mayen is Svalbard. However it is usually known as Spitsbergen. Covering ...

Northern carnivorous dinosaur was a vegetarian ...

sciencenordic.com/northern-carnivorous-dinosaur-was-vegetarian

1 Feb 2016 - The largest collection of dinosaur tracks on the Norwegian arctic island archipelago of Svalbard is found on the southeastern coast of the main ...

Svalbard — Google Sightseeing

googlesightseeing.com/2012/12/svalbard/

5 Dec 2012 - ... in the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is home to. ... who sent a Street View crew to explore a portion of these islands at ...

Avalanche Smashes Houses, Kills One, in Svalbard ...

snowbrains.com/avalanche-smashes-houses-kills-one-in-svalbard-norway...

19 Dec 2015 - Avalanche Smashes Houses, Kills One, in Svalbard, Norway Yesterday ... into houses in the remote island chain of Svalbard, Norway.

Dependencies of Norway - Fact Monster

www.factmonster.com › World › Countries › Norway

Read about the geography, population, and characteristics of Norway's dependencies, which include Svalbard, Bouvet Island, and Jan Mayen Island.

The people of Svalbard - Features – N by Norwegian

www.norwegian.com/magazine/features/2014/05/the-people-of-svalbard

Svalbard was “just the next island north”. Aside from being the first female guide on the island, Freia's also known for her technique to scare off polar bears ...

Svalbard Images - News, Maps and Pictures of the Svalbard ...

www.svalbard-images.com/

News, maps, pictures and webcams of Spitsbergen and Svalbard Archipelago. ... of Bjornoya (Bear Island), this area is located 500 kilometers north of Norway.

Ring of light: Total eclipse over Svalbard islands in Arctic ...

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20 Mar 2015 - From Yahoo News: LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AP) — Sky-gazers looked up in awe Friday as the moon blocked the sun in a total solar eclipse ...

Cheap flights from Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

www.skyscanner.com.sg › All countries › Europe

The Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands are parts of Norway administered separately, but are combined for the International Organization of Standardization and ...

Svalbard Tours & Travel | 50 Degrees North

https://www.fiftydegreesnorth.com/destinations/svalbard

Svalbard (also known as Spitsbergen & Spitzbergen which is the main island's name) forms the northernmost part of Norway and combines as a station for Arctic ...

Svalbard | Origins | Embassy | Nowhereisland

nowhereisland.org/embassy/origins/origins-svalbard/

The archipelago of Svalbard was discovered by the Dutch captain Willem Barentsz in 1596. ... the 17th of July 1925 Svalbard has been part of The Kingdom of Norway. .... The 2011 expedition team mapped the island, documented the whole ...

Svalbard Travel Articles - Adventure Life

www.adventure-life.com/norway/svalbard/articles

Cruise the Arctic Svalbard Islands A Svalbard cruise takes you to an Arctic archipelago north of Norway, only about 600 miles from the North Pole. It was most ...

A Rare Arctic Land Sale Stokes Worry in Norway - The New ...

www.nytimes.com/.../a-rare-arctic-land-sale-stirs-concerns-in-norway.ht...

27 Sep 2014 - LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — For anyone in the market for a majestic ... Spitsbergen. Island. RUSSIA. Norwegian Sea. Tromso. NORWAY.

[PDF]Svalbard - SSB

https://www.ssb.no/en/svalbard/artikler-og-publikasjoner/_.../91885?_ts...

Through the publication of 'This is Svalbard', Statistics Norway aims to present a ... Svalbard islands while searching for the North-East Passage. He named his.