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Svalbard is a group of
remote islands
in the Norwegian High Arctic between 78°
and 80°
North, far north of mainland
Europe. Spitsbergen is the largest island in the archipelago. About 60%
of Svalbard is nature
reserve. Highlights of our 10 day
cruise: Polar Bears, Svalbard Reindeer, Arctic Foxes, Walruses,
Bearded Seals, Ivory Gulls, Atlantic
Puffins, Thick-billed Murres (Brünnich's Guillemots), Black
Guillemots, Dovekies (Little Auks), Great Skua,
Arctic Terns, and a profusion of Arctic wildflowers. I thank Barry Griffiths
of
Quest Nature Tours
for inviting me to
lead Quest's expedition
cruise to Svalbard aboard Akademik Sergey Vavilov.
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