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what a beautiful place.

the affect of climate change means more people can visit, but that is not necessarily a good thing.

Svalbard: Norway’s ‘Galapagos’ in the North

French photographer Samuel Blanc has been leading tours to Svalbard, Norway’s archipelago in the Arctic, since 2007.

Climate change is having a direct impact on the unique ecosystem isolated on these islands more than 400 miles north of Europe.

This year the reduced sea ice allowed his expedition aboard the 12-passenger Polaris to circumnavigate the northern islands in early July rather than mid-August.

more animals…

#svalbard  #norway  #arctic  #tourism  #climate change  #habitat  #sea level rise  #melting ice  #glaciers  #polar bears  #fox  #walrus  #northwest passage  #shipping  
∞  09/25/12 at 08:25pm via discoverynews
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