Aerial view of the cliffs of Arctic Bear Island, seen from a flight from Tromsø (northern Norway) to Longyearbyen (Svalbard). At such high northern latitudes, the sun barely rises above the horizon in late February, which gives this noon-time scene a distinct Golden Hour feel.

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Aerial view of Svalbard, seen from a night flight from Oslo to Svalbard's main town Longyearbyen. At such high northern latitudes, the sun never sets in late May, so that this midnight scene (local time about 1 am) looks like a late afternoon.

Canon PowerShot G12, edited with GIMP.

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Scientific measurements on the grassland in early-summer Adventdalen in Nordenskiöld Land, Svalbard. The ground is frozen (permafrost) except for a thin and often soggy surface layer.

Canon PowerShot G12, edited with GIMP.

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Shot from inside: Ice on a window of the main building of the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) in Longyearbyen.

Canon PowerShot G12, edited with GIMP.

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View of Longyearbyen, the Advent Bay and the Hiorthfjellet mountain in the background, seen from the Nybyen neighbourhood. Longyearbyen is the main town of Svalbard, Norway's archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

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