En-route from the igloo camp to the east coast, driving over Rabotbreen and Konigsbergbreen. The visibility is not excellent, anyway, we can go ahead.
Spitsbergen East Coast by snowscooter
16/02/2001 - Snowmachine excursion to the east coast of Spitsbergen island, driving over glaciers and pack ice trapping huge icebergs.
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En-route from the igloo camp to the east coast, driving over Rabotbreen and Konigsbergbreen. The visibility is not excellent, anyway, we can go ahead. |
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On the fronzen sea, over Mohnbukta bay, close to the Hayesbreen glacier's front. The color of the ice goes from green to intense blue. |
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Driving over pack ice toward Negribreen. Most of the icebergs are "calved" by the huge Negribreen during the summer, but on winter and springtime, these enormous blocks of ice remain trapped into the frozen sea and cannot continue their travel toward south. The contrast between the pink sky and the blue ice is absolutely spectacular. |
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At about noon, we decide to go back. |
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Driving over the frozen sea is fantastic. Small cracks on the ice was sometimes present, but it was still possible to cross them without any danger. |
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We are not alone... The footprints on the picture should belong to a big male of Polar Bear (most females on February are still enclosed into the dans, together with their cubs). |
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It is getting darker, while we drive to the south.
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We are now driving over Dunerbutka bay and near the Ulvebreen's
glacier front. Even here the colors of the ice are fantastic, from green
to deep blue !
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Over Nordmannsfonna ice field, at an elevation of about 600 meters. In any direction, all that I can see is only ice, ice and ice, probably hundreds of meters thick and thousand of years old. I feel a little cold, and I don't want to imagine how many degrees are. |
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SVALBARD PICTURES - FEBRUARY 2001 TRIP: THE RETURNING SUN |
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Longyearbyen N78° the Svalbard capital Longyearbyen, on Spitzbergen island, is the Svalbard's main administration center and has excellent facilities, for both tourists and residents, considering the latitude. Excursion to Svalbard museum and hikes in the town. GO. |
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Snowscooter excursion to Barentsburg Snowscooter trip to Barentsburg from Longyearbyen. Barentsburg is a little russian mining town, living on coal mines. The snowscooter trip takes about two hours each way. GO. |
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The expedition to the most hidden parts of Svalbard starts today, driving the snowmobile from Longyearbyen to an area designed as campsite. Here, the group overnights into a small igloo, under a sky made of millions of stars and northern lights. GO. |
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Spitsbergen East coast by snowmobile <YOU ARE HERE> Snowmachine excursion to the east coast of Spitsbergen island, driving over glaciers and pack ice trapping huge icebergs. |
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Snowmobile from east Coast to Svea and Longyearbyen By snowscooter back to Longyearbyen, with lunch stop in Svea. Today the weather is really beautiful and the cold, together with a sun very low on the horizon, even at mid day, produce incredible sky colors going from pink, to orange, to violet, to deep blue. GO. |
SVALBARD PICTURES - APRIL 1999 TRIP: SPITSBERGEN BY SNOW SCOOTER |
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Longyearbyen and ice caves excursion Hikes in Longyearbyen, before descending into a cave under a glacier, for an ice cave excursion. Visit to a coal mine (where it wasn't permitted to take pictures). GO. |
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From Longyearbyen to Barentsburg by snowmobile A four days expeditions thru Svalbard by snowscooter starts today, driving from Longyearbyen to Barentsburg for the first lunch stop. GO. |
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From Barentsburg to Svea, Spitsbergen island After a short break in Barentsburg, the expedition to Svalbard by snowmobile continues driving over glaciers and frozen fjords all the way to Svea for the first overnight. GO. |
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Spitsbergen east coast by snowscooter Excursions to the east coast of Spitsbergen island by snowscooter. Today the weather is superb and there are lots of wonderful places to see, with many glaciers flowing into the frozen arctic ocean. Return back to Svea to overnight. GO. |
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The expedition to Svalbard by snowmobile ends today, driving from Svea back to Longyearbyen via the beautiful Von Post glacier. GO. |
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