Svalbard: Halfway Between Norway and the North Pole

Alexander Romanovsky, a Russian abandoned Russian pyramid mine security guard, was built on July 19, 2015 in Pyramid of Svalbard archipelago. In 1927, Pyramiden was bought by the founder of Sweden of the Soviet Union and abandoned in 1998 after the mine was closed. There are 1,200 Russians, including hospitals, sports centers, cultural centers and cinemas. Since most of the infrastructure still exists, efforts to make it a tourist destination have been made since 2007. #

Snowbar Global Seed Bank started snowing from the sunrise on February 26, 2008. "Apocalyptic" seed banks built to protect millions of food crops from the effects of climate change, war and natural disasters spread deep into distant Arctic mountains. Norway archipelago of Svalbard archipelago. Starting with 200,000 samples at the time of opening, approximately 5 million barcode seed samples can be stored in the vault. #

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The Svalbard archipelago located between Norway and the North Pole is the habitat of polar bears and its steep and fragile landscape provides a unique environment for routes associated with the cold sphere and the low earth Earth observation mission infrastructure It closely contacts the core of the structure. Because its satellite communication position is advantageous (78 ° N). During the 6-day course, 60 participants from all over Europe (and Canada) gathered at the northernmost research and educational institution (UNIS, Svalbard University Center) and participated in the theory and lecture taught by the principal investigators To do. Practical course Scientists from top universities and research institutes

Norway The Svalbard archipelago is a continent between the mainland and the North Pole. The aurora season lasts from November to February. Visitors can also experience the phenomenon known as a polar night. And it is fixed at night in 24 hours a day. At odd twilight and long night there are more opportunities to capture the aurora. Canada is another wonderful destination to catch the light. "Aurora oval" covers a wide area of ​​countries including Yukon, North Saskatchewan Province, Northwest, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. In addition, there are several excellent websites - to help you find the best places, space weather data, and viewing conditions: North Astronomy and Arora Forecast

Are you ready to take risks? Then proceed to Artic Ocean and explore the Svalbard archipelago between Norway and the Arctic. I will explore the beauty as it is. Svalbard is translating as "cold coast". This site includes many nature reserves and bird sanctuaries. Do not forget that it is also a place you can find some polar bears! This natural gas field known as "Gate of Hell" or "Gate of Hell" is unusual. The cave collapsed in 1971 and since then the geologist burned it and avoided the spread of methane gas. Since then, it has become a popular tourist attraction for five major sightseeing. Dare to get closer to this crater to get a good selfie?