Engelskbukta is named after English whalers who had a little shore station on the north side in the 17th century. Remains of a blubber oven and a grave can still be seen.
We are on the glacier Comfortlessbreen. The whalers called the bay Comfortless Cove, an indication of the misery they often had to endure here. It is certainly not always that the weather is as pleasant as on this fine summerday in 2019! In 2007 and 2008, the glacier advanced rather rapidly („surge“). It has retreated again since and the surface is now quite flat again, not as crevassed and broken anymore as it was during the surge.
Near the glacier, you can see a picturebook-quality glacial landscape with moraines and meltwater river plains.
BOOKS, CALENDAR, POSTCARDS AND MORE
This and other publishing products of the Spitsbergen publishing house in the Spitsbergen-Shop.
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.