The zodiac in front of the glacier is minuscule in comparison to the enormous glacier. It shows how small we are in the grand scheme of things. Nature has a funny way of bringing down our egos! The pops of color come from the blue hue of the glacier and the red of the people’s jackets.
Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago is a fascinating place to visit. It is the very definition of remote. In 2012, the Governor of Svalbard passed a law that requires anyone traveling outside the settlements to carry a gun. Incase a polar bear comes near, you have the means to scare it off. Therefore, carrying a firearm is mandatory, and items like flare firearms they recommend highly. However, to use a firearm within the settlements is against the law.
Interestingly, there are more Polar bears than people living here. The human population is around 2500 – 3000 people. Comparatively, polar bear numbers are about 3500. An interesting fact about Svalbard is that we classify it as a desert. Svalbard is in the northern part of our planet, known as ‘Arctic desert.’ Because of its rock and ice, cold temperatures, and low humidity. The area receives small amounts of precipitation, and the air is almost as dry as in a ‘hot’ desert.
To get closer, in front, to a glacier, you will often have to use a zodiac. But you have to take a secure distance from the glacier.
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Jean Pierre Bouchard –
Wow! That’s an impressive photo. Excellent work.
Anette Mossbacher –
Thank you, Jean Pierre đŸ˜€
Lucy –
Great photo!
Anette Mossbacher –
Thank you very much, Lucy.