Svalbard

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis - male.

Ingeborgfjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5731

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Arctic Fox

Alopex lagopus, juvenile - poor quality at great distance.

Ingeborgfjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5736

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Snow-buttercups

Ranunculus nivalis

Ingeborgfjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#2494

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Mountain Avens

Dryas octopetala

Ingeborgfjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5750

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Pink-footed Goose

Anser platyrhynchus - on the nest.

Ingeborgfjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5762

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Svalbard Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus

Ingeborgfjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5767

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Coal Car Remains

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#2500

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Gjaevervilla

Built in 1904 possibly for hunting.

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#2505

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Gjaevervilla

Braced to prevent collapse.

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#2510

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Grave

Possibly the grave of a trapper.

Gjaevervilla, Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#2515

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Whitlow-grass

Draba bellii

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5792

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Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#2520

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Permafrost Patterns

Freeze thaw cycles cause polygon patterns to form over time.

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#2521

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Permafrost Patterns

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#2528

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Wooly Lousewort

Pedicularis lanata

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5803

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Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5813

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Mountain Avens

Dryas octopetala

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5820

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Lapland Whitlow-grass

Draba lactea

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5823

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Polar Bear Tracks

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#2536

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Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Snatcherpynten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 4, 2009

2009-07-04#5839

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Skansbukta

A regular stop near the end of trips, close to Longyearbyen.

Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#2538

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Skansbukta

Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#2541

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Shipwreck

Skansbukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#2544

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Tufted Saxifrage

Saxifraga cespitosa

Skansbukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#2559

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Mountain Avens

Dryas octopetala

Skansbukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#2560

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Dwarf Willows

Salix herbacea

Skansbukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#5845

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Mountain Sorrel

Oxyria digyna

Skansbukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#2562

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Whitlow-grass

Draba bellii

Skansbukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#2563

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Fringed Sandwort

Arenaria pseudofrigida

Skansbukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#2565

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Moss

Snow meltwater keeps this spot wet.

Skansbukta, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 5, 2009

2009-07-05#2581

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