SVALBARD TRAVEL INFORMATION |
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Two expeditions to Spitsbergen island, in the Svalbard archipelago, during winter by snow scooter. The first trip was made in April 1999, doing snow scooter excursions to glaciers and frozen sea, under the continuous daylight of the high arctic in spring. The second trip was made in February 2001, to enjoy the spectacular light offered by the sun returning after a 4 months long polar night. Both trips include excursions in and around Longyearbyen, the Svalbard capital, as well as to Barentsburg (a russian mining town) and Svea. Thanks to a branch of the Gulf Stream, the Svalbard archipelago has a relatively mild weather, even in winter, and the services offered to tourists are outstanding, especially considering the location. Additional information about Svalbard can he found on the official web site www.svalbard.com |
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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 Snowmachine excursion to the east coast of Spitsbergen island, driving over glaciers and pack ice trapping huge icebergs. GO. |
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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 expedition 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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