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We headed north, into the ice and experienced the land with the legendary midnight sun. A high Arctic archipelago situated between Norway and the North Pole, Svalbard is a place of deep fjords, snow-capped mountains, massive sheets of ice, and magnificent polar bears. After arriving in Longyearbyen, we began our journey and traveled under the midnight sun aboard the National Geographic Explorer to experience nature in its purest form.
Aboard a fully stabilized ice-class Arctic cruise ship, we were able to probe the ice to see the tundra undergo a warm awakening in summer. The tundra is carpeted with wildflowers and ice-peppered fjords ring with the thunderous sound of glacial ice crashing to the sea. Walruses raised their sleepy heads to observe us, and reindeer were seen running along the shore.
On this expedition we discovered the wilderness and wildlife of Arctic Norway by various methods such as, Zodiacs, kayaks, and hiking. Our search for the beautiful polar bears of Svalbard was realized as we quietly observed the majestic beast in it's natural habitat.
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