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Svalbard is a group of
remote islands
in the Norwegian High Arctic, far north of mainland
Europe. Spitsbergen is the largest island in the archipelago. About 60%
of Svalbard is nature
reserve. Some highlights of our 11 day
cruise: Polar Bears, Svalbard Reindeer, Arctic Foxes, Walruses, Minke,
Beluga and Humpback Whales, seals, Ivory Gulls, Atlantic
Puffins, Thick-billed Murres (Brunnich's
Guillemots), Black Guillemots, 100,000 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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