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Spitsbergen News and Stories
Spitsbergen News & Polar Travelblog by Rolf Stange
On these pages, you will find a blog with news and stories that are usually updated at least once per month, focussing on general news of interest, the environment, science and tourism, new legislation and more. Please click the month that you wish to read in the navigation bar on the left side.
The polar travel blog – emphasizing on the northern spring and summer – is now also included here.
2009
November 2009
- Tough times in Barentsburg News
- Wintering areas of ptarmigans News
- Danger of alien plant species News
- CO2-storage in Adventdalen News
Oktober 2009
- Beginning of the polar night News
- New regulations: Historical sites declared off limits, ban on heavy oil in National Parks News
August 2009
- CO2-storage underground in Adventdalen News
- Arctic Ocean possibly seasonally ice-free as early as 2030 News
- Ban on entering carst cave News
- Grounding of Russian ship at Bjørnøya IV News
July 2009
- Russian ship Petrozavodsk grounded at Bjørnøya News
- Change of marine ecosystem poses potential threat on Little auks News
June 2009
- Large nature reserves in Eastern Svalbard: "no entry" News
- Search-and-rescue (SAR) operations can be expensive News
- Grounded ship at Bjørnøya: Captain and officer sentenced News
May 2009
- Russian ship wrecked at Bjørnøya News
- First oil field in the Barents sea opens in 2013 News
- New Spitsbergen-newspaper News
- Russians lost court case concerning helicopter flights News
- Coal mining in the Arctic on the way towards future News
April 2009
- Political visits to Ny Ålesund News
- New Svalbard Whitepaper published News
- Svalbardmuseum: new exhibition News
- Increased avalanche risk News
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
- Good news abour environmental toxins News
- SvalSat-satellite station near Longyearbyen News
- Polar bears like reindeer News
- Cold and calm New Year's eve in Spitsbergen News
2008
December 2008
- Motorised traffic banned from Bolterdalen News
- EU funding research in Spitsbergen News
- Closing eastern Svalbard for organized tourism - an ongoing discussion News
- Natural fluctuations of reindeer: 2008 not a good year in Spitsbergen News
November 2008
- Coal mining remains vital for Longyearbyen's economy News
- New museum in Longyearbyen: Svalbard Airship Museum will open on 15 November News
- PCBs in Russian settlements News
- Police report against Norwegian Polar Institute News
Oktober 2008
- New American report about climate change in the Arctic News
- Passport control in Longyearbyen News
- New regulations for ship-based organized tourism in Eastern Svalbard News
August 2008
- Spitsbergen's glaciers on the run News
- Gold in Spitsbergen News
- CO2-storage in Adventdalen News
- Arctic sea ice News
- Barentsburg: Russian helicopter flights News
July 2008
- Coal production in Sveagruva profitable News
- New station in Ny Ålesund News
- Prominent visitors to the ice News
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
- Environment: New pollutants / Rising values of atmospheric CO2 News
- Accidents in Barentsburg News
- New laws for tourism in protected areas News
March 2008
February 2008
BOOKS, CALENDAR, POSTCARDS AND MORE
This and other publishing products of the Spitsbergen publishing house in the Spitsbergen-Shop.
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Norwegens arktischer Norden (1): Spitzbergen
Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German. [shop url="https://shop.spitzbergen.de/en/polar-books/70-norwegens-arktischer-norden-1-aerial-arctic-9783937903262.html"] ← BackOrder now -
Norwegens arktischer Norden (2): Aerial Arctic
Lofoten, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen from the air - Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German, but there is very little text, so I am sure that you will enjoy it regardless which languages you read (or not).Order now -
Poster “Svalbardhytter”
The poster "Svalbardhytter" (70 x 100 cm) visualizes the diversity of Spitsbergen's huts in a range of arctic landscapes.Order now -
Book “Svalbardhytter”
The companion book for the Svalbardhytter poster. The poster visualises the diversity of Spitsbergen‘s huts and their stories in a range of Arctic landscapes. The book tells the stories of the huts in three languages.Order now -
Spitsbergen – Svalbard. The complete guidebook
Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions.Order now -
Rocks and Ice. Landscapes of the North
A geographical traveling accompaniment to Spitsbergen and East Greenland (68-74°N). This is the English edition of the German book "Steine und Eis".Order now -
East Greenland in Winter
Join an exciting journey with dog, skis and tent through the wintery wastes of East Greenland! We were five guys and a dog when we started in Ittoqqortoormiit, the northernmost one of two settlements on Greenland’s east coast.Order now -
Postcard set Spitsbergen (Svalbard)
12 Spitsbergen postcards in a beautifully designed tray. Individually numbered limited edition!Order now -
Limited edition postcard set Antarctica
12 postcards which come in a beautifully designed tray. Beautiful images from South Georgia across Antarctica from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea and up to Macquarie Island and Campbell Island.Order now
last modification: 2022-07-21 ·
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