Realm of the Polar Bear - M/V Ocean Atlantic
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Arrive into Longyearbyen (LYR), the largest settlement on the Svalbard archipelago. The town has a population of 2,060 people and about as many snowmobiles! Longyearbyen is located at 78°13N 15°33E and has an arctic tundra climate. Due to its location far north of the...
Each day will be planned to take advantage of local ice and weather conditions. Distances are relatively short in the archipelago and as there are no ocean crossings, the seas are normally calm. Svalbard is one of the few places on the planet that offers such a wealth...
We enter North West Svalbard, declared a national park in 1973. The day could begin with a slow cruise in Danskergattet, looking for seal in Virgohamna, before crossing from Danskoya to Amsterdamoya to make a landing at Smeerenburg. More than 200 men inhabited this le...
In the morning, we arrive and cruise slowly by the famous Alkefjellet. If the weather is clear, we will have a good view of the steep cliffs. The whole area is home to a dense congregation of Brunichs guillemots. During the summer, the breeding pairs offer a wild view...
During the night the ship will steer far north towards the edge of the polar pack ice. How far north only time and weather will tell, but the main target for us is just the edge, possibly at 80 degrees north - this is the kingdom of the polar bear. As the pack ice ret...
We'll head to Wood Fjord and its branch, the Liefde Fjord, where we hope to cruise along the broad glacier front of Monacobreen. This gives a unique insight of the glacial forces and the unlimited forms of icebergs. The ice front is named after Albert I of Monaco, who...
Today we hope to enter the beautiful Kongs Fjord known for its former mining settlement and simply being one of the most amazing fjord areas in all of Svalbard. Our first landing will be at Ny Ålesund. This northernmost town, houses a few scientific stations, a post o...
We will dock in Longyearbyen in the early morning and will disembark after breakfast and transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
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