At the western end of the Northeast Passage, Murmansk, once the gateway to the North Pole, Franz Josef Land and the legendary waterway, is waiting for a tourist link to the Russian Far East to re-emerge. Image: Michael Wenger Since February 24 last year, many things...
Discovering polar bears in the vastness of the Arctic is a great challenge. But to be able to protect them, you need to know where they are and how far they migrate. Studies have discovered enormous distances in the process. Image: Dr Michael Wenger Polar bears are...
The medium-sized pink-footed geese prefer the Arctic regions to raise their offspring. Besides Svalbard, East Greenland and Iceland are also among their breeding grounds in summer. Image: Dr Michael Wenger For many bird species Svalbard offers a richly laid table in...
Such automatic weather stations AWS have been providing important local and regional weather and climate data from the Arctic and Antarctic to research groups at home for years. Image: International Polar Foundation When it comes to weather and climate data from...
The title of the most popular university town in 2023 goes to Longyearbyen and the University in Svalbard UNIS (pictured). Thus, once again this year, a small place prevails over the big cities. Image: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen Norway is considered an expensive but...