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The
view from Ny-Alesund on Spitsbergen, the most northerly permanent
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In some areas, tundra
plant life was profuse, but in the polar desert, hardy arctic flowers
were tiny, hardly bigger than a few centimetres across. See a
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Svalbard Poppy |
Moss Campion |
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Nodding Saxifrage |
Snow Buttercup |
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Yellow Arctic Whitlow Grass |
Mountain Avens |
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Tufted Saxifrage |
Scurvy-Grass |
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We saw many Parasitic
Jaegers (Arctic Skuas). This one had young on 31 July 2006. |
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This Great Skua cruised
open water near the bird cliffs at Alkefjellet on 30 July 2006. |
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An adult Glaucous Gull
takes a free ride on the ship. Photo 26 July 2006. |
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Barnacle Geese
breed on Svalbard. Photo 31 July 2006. |
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Monaco Glacier |
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