A Journey to Svalbard
Svalbard, located roughly 640km from the North Pole, is an archipelago in the high Arctic that rises from the sea with its crescent of mountains and ice.
Its Old Norse name, Svalbarði, meaning the "cold edge", still fits, but Svalbard is more than just a frozen frontier. It is a living observatory, a small and stubborn community, and a place where climate change is visible.
The town of Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost town with a regular civilian population, has a unique atmosphere. The air is cleaner, drier, and sharper, and sound travels strangely due to the snow and sea ice.
The plane descends through a pale sky into Longyearbyen.
Svalbard is a place where climate facts are etched into the land, making it a unique destination for those interested in exploring the effects of climate change.
Author's summary: Exploring Svalbard's frozen landscape.