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Svalbard POP 2481 / HIGHEST ELEV 1713M

Why Go? ...... 355 is the Arctic North as you always dreamed it exist- Around Longyearbyen ..361 ed. This wondrous archipelago is a land of dramatic snow- ...... 361 drowned peaks and glaciers, of vast icefi elds and forbidding icebergs, an elemental place where the seemingly endless ...... 362 Arctic night and the perpetual sunlight of summer carry a Ny Ålesund ...... 363 deeper kind of magic. One of Europe’s last great wilderness- Around Ny Ålesund ...... 363 es, this is also the domain of more polar bears than people, a Magdalenefjord ...... 364 terrain rich in epic legends of polar exploration. Prins Karls Forlandet ...364 Svalbard’s main settlement and entry point, Longyear- Krossfjorden ...... 364 byen, is merely a taste of what lies beyond and the possi- Danskøya ...... 364 bilities for exploring further are endless: boat trips, glacier Moff en Island ...... 364 hikes and expeditions by snowmobile or led by a team of huskies. Whichever you choose, coming here is like cross- ing some remote frontier of the mind: Svalbard is as close as most mortals can get to the North Pole and still capture Best Places to Eat its spirit. » Huset (p351 ) » Kroa (p 352 ) » Mary-Ann’s Polarrigg When to Go (p352 ) Longyearbyen » Brasseri Nansen (p 352 ) °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 40/104 12/300 Best Places to Stay 20/68 8/200

» Basecamp 0/32 4/100 (p 350 )

» Spitsbergen Guesthouse -20/-4 0 (p 351 ) J FDNOSAJJMAM » Mary-Ann’s Polarrigg (p351 ) December & March & April July & August January A jazz The light returns Days without end » Radisson SAS Polar Hotel festival and deep with week-long and an array of (p 351 ) immersion in the festivities. activities in the polar night. summer light. 0 100 km 352 0 60 miles

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Hopen Søkappøya

G R E E N L A N D S E A To Bjørnøya (280km, see Inset)

Svalbard Highlights 1 Explore the Arctic old on a winter dog-sledding 6 Spend a sunny morning wilderness by hiking (p 350) expedition (p 350) surrounded by the brilliant under the midnight sun 4 Listen to the echo of the glaciers and turquoise waters 2 Travel into the fjords of Soviet Union on a day trip to of Magdalenefjord (p356 ) inner Svalbard with a boat trip the Russian settlement of 7 Immerse yourself in the to Pyramiden (p355 ) and the Barentsburg (p354 ) natural and human history Nordenskjöldbreen glacier 5 Feel the exhilaration of of Svalbard at the Svalbard 3 Experience the polar racing through the icy wastes Museum (p347 ) and silence like the explorers of on a winter snowmobiling Spitsbergen Airship expedition (p 350) Museum (p 348 )