The incident occurred near Sveasletta, about 46 kilometers northwest of Longyearbyen. Map: Michael Wenger / Google Earth Seeing polar bears is the highlight and dream of most visitors to the Svalbard archipelago. But also experiencing nature and spending a night in...
The “Ocean Atlantic”, operated by the Danish provider Albatros Expeditions, was involved in an accident in the Hinlopen Strait in mid-July, causing damage that had to be assessed in Longyearbyen. Numerous safety deficiencies were discovered. Image:...
Map: GoogleEarth This Tuesday morning, the expedition cruise ship M/S Virgo ran aground in Fuglefjorden in northwest Spitsbergen. There are no injuries, but fuel is leaking. According to Norwegian news platform NRK, the accident damaged one of the ship’s tanks...
Around Iqaluit there are some lakes and a big river. But the population can not simply drink the water from it. The water must be laboriously filtered and purified before it can be safely consumed. Map: Michael Wenger via Google Maps In Iqaluit, Nunavut’s...
The headquarters of the Danish special unit “Sirius Patrol” in East Greenland is the station Daneborg. The year-round station has at least 12 residents and is located on an offshore island in the middle of the national park “Avannaarsuani Tunumilu...
