Panorama of a polar desert and an old trappers' hut
The northwest corner of Nordaustland, far north in Hinlopen Strait, is a very barren polar desert kind of landscape. The scenery is very wide-open, with low hills stretching between Murchisonfjord in the south and Franklinsund in the north. There are some lagoons, including Claravågen, one of Svalbard’s largest lagoons. The carbonate-bearing bedrock is shattered by frost into countless small, sharp rocks, often arranged in fascinating patterns by freezing-thawing-cycles over centuries and millenia.
There is a ruin of a trappers’ hut in this barren landscape. The hut was built in 1908 by a group of wintering hunters led by Anders Larsen. The area was rarely used by winterers. During the few winterings in the area, the main huts were either in Murchisonfjord or in Brennevinsfjord and on Lågøya.
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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.