Polar Bear in the sea ice, Arctic Ocean North off Spitsbergen island, Svalbard.

Norway, Svalbard, Edgeoya Island, Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) on sea ice near Kapp Lee in midnight sun

Norway, Svalbard, Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) on sea ice near Lagoya Island

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Polar Ice Cap, 81north of Spitsbergen, Norway

Aerial view of Spitsbergen at night in early spring, Svalbard.

arctic tern flying in front of rainbow, Svalbard, Spitsbergen island

Male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice, jumping across water, blood on nose, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Palanderbukta (Palander Bay) Zeipelodden. Arctic desert habitat, natural stone circles caused by cryoturbation (aka frost churning).

Icebergs and mountains, Hornsund Fiord, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. Nearest port is Longyearbyen, Norway.

Norway, Svalbard, Spitsbergen Island, Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) resting on iceberg in Ekmanfjorden

Norway, Svalbard, Edgeoya Island, Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) resting on iceberg in Bjornbukta Bay

Norway, Svalbard, Edgeoya Island, Storm clouds above first year sea Ice along Habenichtbukta Bay

Norway, Svalbard, Edgeoya Island, Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus) Kit playing with remains of bird kill on tundra along Diskobukta Bay

Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on cliffs in colony on Wahlberg Island

Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) reflected in meltwater pond on fjord ice at Sabinebukta Bay

Norway, Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) hovering above small pond while fishing for prey

Pack ice, Bjornsundet, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Europe

Blue iceberg drifting in Hinlopen Strait, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Europe

Coastline, snowy mountains, Northwest Coast, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway, Europe

A Svalbard reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, walking by an old abandoned cabin, Varsolbukta, Bellsund bay, Van Mijenfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands, Norway

Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), Vibebukta, Austfonna, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Islands, Norway

Svalbard Islands maritime map, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands, Norway

Norway, Svalbard, Spitsbergen. Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park, Liefdefjorden, Monacobreen, aka Monaco Glacier. Receding glacier in the distance.

Male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with blood on nose, moving across ice and water, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

Male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across pack ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

Norway, Svalbard, Nordaustlandet, Palanderbukta (Palander Bay) Zeipelodden. Arctic desert habitat, natural stone circles caused by cryoturbation (aka frost churning).