This page can make you Svalbardsyk (Svalbardsick in Norwegian). Svalbardsick people tend to show around pictures displaying them in front of beautiful glaciers and deep blue fjords. If you are not deeply convinced that the best way to spend your holiday is on a sunny Mediterranean beach, you are in danger of contracting Svalbard sickness from viewing these pages. The author cannot be made responsible for any moral or physical damage caused by these pages.
Svalbard, also known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is an arctic archipelago, situated approximately half way between the Norwegian North Cape and the North Pole. Despite this northern location, the climate is relatively tempered. The landscape is dominated by sharp mountain peaks and huge glaciers flowing down to the numerous fjords. Only a few thousand people live there throughout the year, mainly from mining, scientific research, and, more recently, tourism.
This page is maintained by Nils Berglund. It contains some short information on Svalbard, a picture gallery, a map, and some links to related sites.
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Change history:
December 2008: Started relooking the pages on the occasion of transfer to new hostsite.
June 2004: Added new pictures.
May 2003: Added new pictures, updated links.
October 2001: Added new pictures.
August 1999: Added new pictures.
July 1998: Updated picture gallery, added tips for trips section.
September 1997: First version.