Hic !! I didn't mean this sort of polar bear...

Life in a Freezer Part 2..Stuck in Ice

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July 16th 2008
Hello to you all from Svalbard where I have been having a bit of an adventure trying to find my elusive cousins from the north. First it was a visit to a museum to get some directions and then onto a boat from Longyearbyen (halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole) to head out into the ice. There are many beautiful fjords here as well as lots of birds, seals, walruses and other wi ... read more

Europe » Svalbard » Spitsbergen

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First discovered by the Norwegians in the 12th century, the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was recognized in 1920; five years later it officially took over the territory.... ... read more