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Svalbarg Tour, 2026

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  • Glacier, near Gjerstadodden landing site, St. Jonsfjorden
  • Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus), near Gjerstadodden landing site, St. Jonsfjorden
  • Expedition vessel Plancius, Longyearbyen harbour, Adventfjorden
  • The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen lies deep inside Platåberget. Opened in 2008, the facility stores seed samples from gene banks around the world, acting as a global backup for agricultural biodiversity.
  • Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis), Longyearbyen
  • Female common eider (Somateria mollissima), Longyearbyen
  • Female common eider (Somateria mollissima), Longyearbyen
  • Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, Longyearbyen
  • Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) plunge-diving into the water, Longyearbyen
  • Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) catching a small fish, Longyearbyen
  • Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) catching a small fish, Longyearbyen
  • Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima), Longyearbyen
  • Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima), Longyearbyen
  • Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Longyearbyen
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  • Old coal cableway centre, locally known as Taubanesentrale, Longyearbyen
  • Cableway towers in Longyearbyen that used to make up the network of cableways that brought coal from the mines to the central
  • Coal mine 2b in the mountainside underneath Gruvefjellet in Longyearbyen was mined from 1938 to 1969. Today it is a heritage site.
  • Little auks (Alle alle) can be seen swarming and nesting through the summer on Platåfjellet, Longyearbyen
  • Little auks (Alle alle) can be seen swarming and nesting through the summer on Platåfjellet, Longyearbyen
  • Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) in flight, Platåfjellet, Longyearbyen
  • Glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) in flight, Platåfjellet, Longyearbyen
  • View up the Longyear Valley from the top of Platåfjellet (meaning 'Plateau Mountain'), Longyearbyen
  • Guide Janina Popp on top of Platåfjellet. View of the central parts of Longyearbyen. The body of water is Adventfjorden while the valley up to the right is Adventdalen.

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