Blomstrandhalvøya in Kongsfjord is mainly known for the old marble mine Marle Island / Ny London and the beautiful scenery, but it has also some geomorphological regional rarities in shape of several caves. The bedrock consists of weakly metamorphic carbonates (“marble”) which has many small geological faults (cracks). Water could easily attack along these faults, mainly chemically by solution but also mechanically, especially subglacially during the Pleistocene when meltwater would run off at the bottom at the glacier under high pressure.
Some of these caves are more or less inaccessible, while others are easy to get to.
This small cave is a bit higher up on the slope:
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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"] ← Back
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).
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.
Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions.
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.
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.