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SV 142 images Created 18 May 2021

SV - Svalbard
Description: Ski expedition to Svalbard, Norway, plus a month of followup, including polar culture, coal mining, research, landscapes, adventure and arctic birds and animals as part of a Nat Geo assignment. 
Details: Photos captured in Norway from 1991 

This is part of the AlpenImage Photography Archive, a vast image collection from around the world shot by Gordon Wiltsie. For more information about this gallery, or to browse the entire archive explore our interactive database at https://www.alpenimage.com/database
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  • MOUNTAINEERING, SPITSBERGEN, Norway. Jay Jensen (MR) rewarms from sub-zero polar cold on ski expedition at 80 degrees north latitude.
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  • A ski mountaineer ascends the Tunabreen Glacier on Spitsbergen, the largest island in Svalbard Archipelago, which is located halfway between the northern tip of Scandinavia and the North Pole and is governed by Norway
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  • An expedition skier crosses Tunabreen Glacier on Spitsbergen Island
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  • Expediotion campsite on Tunabreen Glacier.
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  • An expedition skier climbs above Lomonosov Icecap, Spitsbergen Island, Norway.
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  • Jay Jensen above Lomonosov Icecap, Svalbard Ski Expedition (80 deg. N. Lat.)
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  • Jay Jensen above Lomonosov Icecap, Svalbard Ski Exped. (80 deg. N. lat.)
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  • Jay Jensen above Lomonosov Icecap, Svalbard Ski Expedition (80 deg. N. Lat.)
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  • Jay Jensen above Lomonosov Icecap, Svalbard Ski Expedition (80 deg. N. Lat.)
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway, Jay Jensen above Lomonosov Icecap, Svalbard Ski Exped. (80 deg.N.lat.) (MR).
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  • Expedition skiers climb Nemtinov Peak above Tunabreen Glacier.
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  • Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.	Expedition skiers climb Nemtinov Peak above the Tunabreen Glacier.
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  • Skiers above Lomonosov Icecap, Svalbard Ski Expedition (80 del. N. Lat.)
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  • A ski mountaineer climbs a peak above Lomonosov Icecap, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway, Mountaineers above Lomonosov Icecap, Svalbard Ski Exped. (80 deg.N.lat.)(MR).
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  • Jay Jensen above Tunabreen Blacier, Svalbard Ski Exped. (80 deg. N. Lat.)
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  • Lomonosov Icecap, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.	A polar explorer stands atop a mountain surrounded by huge glaciers.
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  • Jay Jensen atop Nemtinopv Pk. during Svalbard Ski Expedition (80 deg. N. Lat.)
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  • Tunabreen Glacier, Spitzbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway. An expedition skier descends wind blown snow on Nemtinov peak.
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  • Jay Jensen awakes on Nordenskiold Glacier during polar ski expedition.
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway, Jay Jensen (MR) awakes on Nordenskiold Glacier during polar ski expedition.
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  • An expedition skier descends Nordenskjold Glacier, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.
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  • Skier on Nordenskiold Glacier, Svalbard Ski Expedition, (80 deg. N. Lat.)
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  • Skier on Nordenskiold Glacier, Svalbard Ski Expedition, (80 deg. N. Lat.)
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway, Expedition skiers & crevasse on Nordenskiold Glacier. (80 deg.N.lat.)(MR)
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  • Skiers on frozen fjord below ice cliffs of Nordenskiold Glacier, Svalbard ski expedition.
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  • Skiers on frozen fjord below ice cliffs of Nordenskiold Glacier, Svalbard ski expedition.
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  • "Ice Fjord (Isfjorden), <br />
Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway."	An expedition skier explores
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway, Skier on frozen fjord below ice cliffs of Nordenskiold Glacier. Svalbard ski expedition (Jay Jensen (MR)).
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  • Skier on frozen fjord below ice cliffs of Nordenskiold Glacier, Svalbard ski expedition.
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  • Skier on frozen fjord below ice cliffs of Nordenskiold Glacier, Svalbard ski expedition.
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  • Jay Jensen skis on the frozen Arctic Ocean fjord below ice cliffs of the Nordenskjold Glacier on Spitsbergen Island, Norway.
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  • Skier on frozen fjord below ice cliffs of Nordenskiold Glacier, Svalbard ski expedition.
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway, Exploring frozen fjord below ice cliffs of Nordenskiold Glacier. Svalbard ski expedition.
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  • Ski mountaineering onNordenskiold Glacier.
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  • Jay Jensen crosses sastrugi on frozen Bille Fjord.
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  • Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.	An expedition skier crosses sastrugi on frozen Billefjord.
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  • An expedition descends Nordenskjold Glacier on Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.
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  • Smoke pours from a heating plant in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard.
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  • Jay Jensen ends ski expedition in Soviet Pyramiden, earth's northernmost town & coal mine.
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  • Soviet children breakfast in a communal dining hall in Pyramiden, one of the world's northernmost towns that is situated on Norway's Spitsbergen Island due to an unusual treaty.
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway. Soviet milkmaid & world's northernmost cows at 79 deg. latitude in indoor farm at Pyramiden (a Russian mining town).
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  • A Soviet era coal-mining foreman relays orders underground at a mine in Pyramiden, a now-abandoned town that was rarely visited by foreigners.
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  • Working deep underground on a polar island, a Norwegian coal miner operates heavy machinery dragging coal out of seams where it has been blasted loose from the bedrock.
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  • Working under an unusual treaty, Soviet miners drill for coal deep in a mountain on Norway's Spitsbergen Island, far north of the Arctic Circle.  This mine rose above now-shuttered Soviet hamlet of Pyramiden, a location almost never visited by any foreigners.
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  • A Norwegian miner hangs up his name tag to indicate that he has returned from his shift deep underground on Spitsbergen Island, far north of the Arctic Circle.
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  • A Norwegian coal miner looks at the mill in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Norway, far north of the Arctic Circle.
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  • Coal miners relax during lunch break.
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  • American Mining Engineer Paul Allen prepares to visit a Russian coal mine on Norway's Spitsbergen Island, north of the Arctic Circle.
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  • Women coal miners ride a company bus back home to Longyearbyen, Norway's northernmost town (78deg.N).
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  • Norwegian coal miners work in a narrow seam deep underground in a mine on Spitsbergen Island, far north of the Arctic Circle.
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  • In preparation for blasting, underground coal miners in Spitsbergen, Norway place roof braces in a one meter thick seam deep under and arctic mountain.
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  • A miner drives a trainload of coal out of a deep underground mine situated on Norway's arctic Spitsbergen Island, far north of the Arctic Circle.
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  • Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. A welder works in shop for local coal mine.
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  • A welder works on machinery for a big Norwegian coal mine on Spitsbergen Island, far north of the Arctic Circle
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  • A polar geologist, working in sub-zero temperatures, drills dynamite holes in search of minerals on far north of the Arctic Circle on Spitsbergen Island.
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  • Working in sub-zero temperatures, geologists prepare blasting holes in search of minerals on Spitsbergen Island, half way between Norway and the North Pole.
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  • Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway. A snowmobile camping expedition races along a lonely polar trail.
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  • Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway. Spindrift snow blows over a polar glacier under the midnight sun.
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  • Polar travelers explore icy serac on glacier near Svea.
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  • Polar travelers explore icy serac on glacier near Svea.
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  • Pressure ice builds along the coast of Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard, Norway.
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  • Iceberg trapped by sea ice in Inglefield Bay.
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Svalbard, Norway. Polar expeditioneer under glacier cliffs at Inglefield Bay on island's east coast.
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  • Polar tourists stand below a coastal glacier front at Inglefield Bay, Arctic Ocean.
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  • Expeditionary snowmobilers under coastal glacier cliffs at Agardh Bay, on east coast.
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  • Expeditionary snowmobilers cross Spitsbergen Island.
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  • Cross country skiers on lonely track across arctic island.
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  • Polar X-C skiers cross snowy valley in race from Barentsburg to Longyearbyen.
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  • Coal mining supports Longyearbyen, Norway's northernmost town.
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  • Mountains tower above Longyearbyen, Norway's northernmost town.
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  • Longyearbyen, arctic coal mining outpost & Norway's northernmost town (74 deg. N.)
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  • Power plant burning local arctic coal in Longyearbyen, Norway's northmost town.
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  • A power plant burns locally-mined coal in Longyearbyen, Norway's northmost town.
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway, Longyearbyen child rides his bicycle home from school.
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway, Longyearbyen children leave school for home.
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway, Longyearbyen children ski home from school.
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  • Norwegian parapenter launches down icy polar slope on arctic Spitsbergen.
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  • Longyearbyen jogging club runs on frozen roads at 78 degrees north.
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  • Norwegian parachutists launch into subzero polar air, high above Spitsbergen.
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  • A polar parasailer floats through arctic cold above Spitsbergen Island.
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  • SPITSBERGEN ISLAND, NORWAY. Youngster at holiday gathering in Longyearbyen.
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  • SPITSBERGEN, Norway. An accordion player in Longyearbyen is a welcome diversion during four-month winter nights.
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  • A freighter loads coal mined at Longyearbyen, Norway's northernmost town.
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  • Charter plane lands on icy strip beside old radio domes a Ny Alesund.
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  • Scientist checks radio domes at Ny Alesund used in satellite studies.
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  • Ny Alesund & King's Fjord, once northernmost coal mine, now a polar science center.
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  • Ny Alesund & King's Fjord, once northernmost coal mine, now a polar science center.
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  • Ny Alesund & King's Fjord, once northernmost coal mine, now a polar science center.
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