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Travelogue to Svalbard (Spitsbergen)

Svalbard is a high Arctic archipelago and situated midway between the mainland Norway and the North Pole.

"EuroBonus Traveller (Volume Summer 2007)", quarterly issued by Scandinavian Airlines System plays up "Svalbard - Isle of the Midnight Sun". It mainly introduces the activities at Longyearbyen.

Longyearbyen (78.12 N, 15.40 E)

Longyearbyen, a Norwegian mining settlement, is the administrative centre of Svalbard.

Barentsburg (78.04 N, 14.15 E)

I visited Barentsburg where is a Russian mining settlement by a boat-trip.
Atmospheres in the period of Soviet Union remained in the whole settlement.

Useful informations

The Svalbard Poppy is one of the largest of Svalbard's flowering plants.

Full infos of Svalbard
Infos of Longyearbyen
Svalbard - A Polar Experience by Okleven.
Travelogue from Svalbard by Steinar Midtskogen. Mar., '99, Feb., '98, Aug., '97, Apr., '97.
NORTHMOST GROUP A/S (Barentsburg)
Manfred's Spitsbergen. There are QuickTime movies of Barentsburg and Pyramiden.
Svalbard by Professor Anker Nielsen. '95 winter and '97 winter.
Bildegalleri nr 1 fra Svalbard. '97 Aug.
Norwegian Mountains (Svalbard)
Links about Barentsburg

Japanese pages. Most of them are written about the experiences staying at the University courses at Svalbard (UNIS) and available in English.

Polar bear diaryby Mr. Saito.
Nordlys by Remy. Staying Longyearbyen on Dec., '97 - Jan., '98.
Pages of Nozomi and Ken
Mr. Tateyama

Other travelogues

Alaska
Alaska railraod, Mt. McKinley, Barrow (northernmost settlement in Alaska), watching northern light in Chena Hot Springs
Greenland
Now Japanese only.
Northern light in the southern sky (with Orion), traditional dinner in a lodge, visiting Ilullisat

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