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Norway - Bear Island - Spitsbergen with SV Meander, 25.4.-8.5.2022
Part 2: The crossing - Barents Sea and Bear Island
The crossing: with SV Meander across the Barents Sea to Bear Island and Spitsbergen.
When the weather finally gave us an opportunity for the crossing, it was still not really favourable, with constant winds and seas from exactly the wrong direction (what else?). Nevertheless, we made a stop at Bear Island (Bjørnøya) including a little landing – short, but good, indeed.
Landing on Bear Island (Bjørnøya).
There was even quite a bit of drift ice in the vicinity of Bear Island, something that has become quite unusual in recent years. That required some extra miles on the crossing further north, but finally the west coast of Spitsbergen came into view, with Hornsundtind as the prominent and well-known landmark that it has been for centuries, and the early next morning saw us at anchor in Bellsund.
Photo gallery: The crossing – Barents Sea and Bear Island
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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
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