Part One

  • Coal Mine Towers
    Coal Mine Towers
    Long lines of coal buckets would have moved along the towers.
    Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, September 10, 2016
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  • Houses
    Houses
    Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, September 10, 2016
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  • Snowmobiles
    Snowmobiles
    It seems that there is one of these for everyone in Longyearbyen.
    Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, September 10, 2016
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  • Roald Amundsen
    Roald Amundsen
    F311, Norwegian Naval Vessel - although a demilitarized zone, supplies sometimes arrive via warships.
    Longyearbyen Port, Svalbard, Norway, September 10, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • M/S Stockholm
    M/S Stockholm
    First view of our home for the next two weeks.
    Longyearbyen Port, Svalbard, Norway, September 10, 2016
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  • Ship's Builder
    Ship's Builder
    The ship is 63 years old, but very well cared for.
    M/S Stockholm, Longyearbyen Port, Svalbard, Norway, September 10, 2016
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  • White-beaked Dolphin
    White-beaked Dolphin
    Lagenorhynchus albirostris - not long after leaving port we encountered about 200 dolphins feeding in the bay.
    Isfjord, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 10, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-beaked Dolphin
    White-beaked Dolphin
    Lagenorhynchus albirostris - repeated jumps gave me an opportunity to get some airborne photos.
    Isfjord, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 10, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-beaked Dolphin
    White-beaked Dolphin
    Lagenorhynchus albirostris - we spent considerable time with the dolphins, a great start to the trip.
    Isfjord, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 10, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunrise
    Sunrise
    Our first morning found us in this interesting fjord.
    Smeerenburgfjorden, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Smeerenburgbreen
    Smeerenburgbreen
    A fairly active glacier with noise and calving.
    M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-legged Kittiwakes
    Black-legged Kittiwakes
    Rissa tridactyla - feeding near calving glaciers seems to be good.
    Smeerenburgbreen, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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  • Calving
    Calving
    By the time you hear the sound of calving, much has already happened.
    Smeerenburgbreen, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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  • Smeerenburgbreen
    Smeerenburgbreen
    M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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  • View
    View
    We spent quite a bit of time at the bow taking photos.
    Smeerenburgbreen, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Atlantic Walrus
    Atlantic Walrus
    Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus - a quietly approached group of males.
    Amsterdam Island, Smeerenburgfjorden, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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  • Atlantic Walrus
    Atlantic Walrus
    Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus - appropriate approach allows close observation and photography.
    Amsterdam Island, Smeerenburgfjorden, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Atlantic Walrus
    Atlantic Walrus
    Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus - back in the water for a little while.
    Amsterdam Island, Smeerenburgfjorden, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Atlantic Walrus
    Atlantic Walrus
    Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus
    Amsterdam Island, Smeerenburgfjorden, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dead Sperm Whale
    Dead Sperm Whale
    Physeter macrocephalus - if available, this whale will provide a lot of food during the coming winter.
    Smeerenburgbreen, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus - near the dead whale.
    Zodiac, Smeerenburgfjorden, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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  • Polar Bear
    Polar Bear
    Ursus maritimus
    Zodiac, Smeerenburgfjorden, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 11, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Laponiahalvoya
    Laponiahalvoya
    Leaving the mainland, heading for the ice edge.
    M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 12, 2016
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  • Parryoya
    Parryoya
    We passed Sjuoyane (7 Islands), a small group of islands on our way North.
    M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 12, 2016
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  • Ice Floes
    Ice Floes
    The beginnings of the Polar ice.
    80.8 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 12, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Floes
    Ice Floes
    80.8 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 12, 2016
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  • Ringed Seal
    Ringed Seal
    Pusa hispida - unfortunately my only photo of a Ringed Seal out of the water, almost missed as the ship passed by.
    80.8 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 12, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ice Floes
    Ice Floes
    80.8 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 12, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson
  • Atlantic Walrus
    Atlantic Walrus
    Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus
    80.8 degrees N, M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 12, 2016
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  • Relikbukta
    Relikbukta
    Due to an approaching storm, we had to hurry back to a mainland fjord to get shelter from winds.
    M/S Stockholm, Svalbard, Norway, September 13, 2016
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    Larry L. Jackson