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Spitsbergen, Shetland, Faeroe, Lofoten and Visby. Sailing among the northernmost islands in the world in search of the perfect northern lights Sailing the northern seas - the North Atlantic,Arctic and Baltic - ...

An arctic cemetery in Longyearbyen, Norway. Enlarge Photo COMMENT By Michael Gerson IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE -- North of Oslo, north of Longyearbyen, almost as north as North itself, the National Geographic ...

Shouldn't global warming fix this problem ? It is forbidden to die in the Arctic town of Longyearbyen.

Four years ago Hilary Clinton and John McCain went to the Svalbard, halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, to discuss climate change and global warming.

Not that Ben Wessel needed inspiration to pursue environmental initiatives, but his recent journey to the Arctic brought home the monumental challenges of combating climate change.

The next generation of monarchs for Denmark, Sweden and Norway met on the Norwegian-run Arctic archipelago of Svalbard over the weekend and set off on a five-day study tour.

The heirs to the thrones of Sweden, Denmark and Norway have embarked on an expedition to Svalbard in the Arctic .

UPCOMING COVERAGE FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 21 ALGERIA-FRANCE ALGIERS, Algeria _ French Prime Minister Francois Fillon visits Algeria for talks on a controversial Paris summit of Mediterranean nations in July among ...

Today is the end of the cruise... but definitely not the end of our voyage! Sad, but full of motivation and inspiration, we left the ship today in the morning.

From your guest bloggers Greta and Johnannes First steps in the Arctic written by Greta Hello from Svalbard, Spitsbergen.

Mainly located in a few countries such as Canada, Greenland and Norway, here is a selection of the world's most northerly... Permanent settlement of any size : Alert, Nunavut, Canada .

Eighteen young adults from nine countries will set sail next week on a 12-day Arctic voyage where they will learn more about climate change and its effects on the fragile Arctic ecosystem.

Eric Baxter Outside my window, it used to be the broccoli-brain trees. A couple of giant eucalyptus on a distant hill that looked like two heads of broccoli.

Staff from the Nordic Genetic Resource Centre have now moved the Nordic countries' safety seed collection from a mine to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Longyearbyen was the first place where we really lived far from our families . It was a wise choice to start with such a difficult trip, because this would contribute to make easier the following experiences. via TravelPod.com Recent Updates

The islands lie between longitude 10 and 35 E and latitude 74 and 81 N, about 580 miles north of Troms, Norway. via Encyclopaedia Britannica

“There is this thin first-year ice even at the North Pole at the moment”

You know when climate change is biting hard when instead of a vast expanse of snow the North Pole is a vast expanse of water. via ABC News

MILLOM politician Jamie Reed followed in the footsteps of Hollywood blockbuster The Golden Compass during an arctic climate change mission. via The North West Evening Mail

“Barentsberg once had 2,000 inhabitants, but now only 500”

After five days of brilliant sunlight, memories of darkness fill me with nostalgia. via Daily Herald

“It is a small place. There is a shortage of accommodations and jobs”

When Kazem Ariaiwand fled Iran to seek asylum in the West he never imagined he would end up here, at the frozen edge of civilization, hawking kebabs in a place where polar bears outnumber people. via CapeCodOnline.com