Svalbard

The trip included glaciers and hikes across small nails. No previous knowledge of glaciers is necessary. It is necessary to be healthy to participate in this tour. When you reach the summit of Sarko Fargene (512 m), we recommend you to wear good hiking boots, windproof jackets, and warm layers. Remember, this is the polar bear's living area. The group must be together. In addition to landscape photos, the tour also offers a number of photography opportunities for guests who are interested in the Little Falls attractions and geology. Then your itinerary will continue south to the Longyearbreen glacier where you will put some mini spikes and introduce the basics of safety of the glacier and melt water channel. On the way back to the valley you may find some ancient nearby fossils in loose hail deposits of glaciers with great details and preservation. In the autumn of Longyearbreen you can look over the east slope of Nordenskiöldfjellet. It is 1,050 meters above sea level, and it will snow during the summer. Please note: This trip takes you to the glacier on our way home from Sarcophagen. Therefore, the route may be changed depending on the situation of snow - avalanche.

On the fjords and seas in the Svalbard archipelago in the north and the eastern part, 8 to 9 months of ice covering is done annually, but the west fjord of Spitzbergen is not freezing in most areas of winter. The majority of the rainfall in the Svalbard is due to the easterly wind in the east of the Barents Sea and the southern coast of Spitsbergen has three times the rainfall of Longyearbyen and New Alesund. Permafrost in the Svalbard islands can be reduced to 450 meters. In the summer, only the upper layer of the soil is thawed and up to 1 meter.

The Svalbard island was discovered by Willem Barents of the Dutch captain in 1596. Most of the area is a deserted wilderness, but throughout history Svalbard is a fisherman, a hunter, a mining company, and a place for scientific exploration. The Svalbard Convention was signed in Paris on 9th February 1920. Since July 17, 1925, the Svalbard archipelago has become part of the Norway kingdom. The Svalbard archipelago includes the islands of Spitzbergen, Norderstrandt, Barenzca, Egyaja, Kong-Karlsland, Hopon, Prince-Carlos-Folland, Björnoya and other islands, 74 degrees to 81 degrees north latitude, east longitude Between 10 degrees and 35 degrees. The land area is approximately 6,020 square kilometers, almost the same size as Troms and Norland in Norway. The area around the island is a territory boundary of 12 nautical miles of approximately 90,700 square kilometers.

Today, the nature reserve of the Svalbard archipelago accounts for about 65% of the total land area of ​​the archipelago, accounting for 85% of the sea area, reaching 12 nautical miles. There are 29 protected areas in Svalbard and protected by the Svalbard archipelago environmental law passed on 1 July 2002.

The Svalbard Treaty was signed in Paris on 9th February 1920 and acknowledged the complete and absolute sovereignty against Svalbard in Norway. The Svalbard Convention came into force on August 14, 1925. According to the ordinance issued on July 17, 1925, the Svalbard archipelago is part of the Norway kingdom. At the same time, the Convention gives a wide range of rights to other countries. Citizens from the signatory enjoy the same rights as Norwegian citizens engaged in industry, mining, fishery, hunting and other maritime and commercial activities. The treaty stipulates that taxes collected in the Svalbard archipelago are used in the archipelago. Military activities are not permitted