The Nathorst Glacier under Svalbard’s midnight sun

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Svalbard, in photographs.

Many ways to see an extraordinary place.

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AWeith · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display.

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The Svitjordbreen glacier and a fjord in Svalbard — The Svitjordbreen glacier and a fjord in SvalbardPhoto: AWeith, CC BY-SA 4.0

Svalbard’s mountains and coastline seen from the air — Svalbard’s mountains and coastline seen from the airPhoto: Buiobuione, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Nathorst Glacier under Svalbard’s midnight sun — The Nathorst Glacier under Svalbard’s midnight sunPhoto: AWeith, CC BY-SA 4.0

The ship Virgo off the coast of Svalbard — The ship Virgo off the coast of SvalbardPhoto: Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0

An Arctic fox on Svalbard — An Arctic fox on SvalbardPhoto: Rob Oo, CC BY 3.0

Ice breaking from the front of Svalbard’s Svitjodbreen glacier — Ice breaking from the front of Svalbard’s Svitjodbreen glacierPhoto: AWeith, CC BY-SA 4.0

A panorama of Svalbard’s Isfjorden — A panorama of Svalbard’s IsfjordenPhoto: Buiobuione, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Sveabreen glacier on Svalbard — The Sveabreen glacier on SvalbardPhoto: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0

A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and its cub on dense drift ice in Hinlopen strait, Svalbard — A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and its cub on dense drift ice in Hinlopen strait, SvalbardPhoto: AWeith, CC BY-SA 4.0

A polar bear among drift ice north of Svalbard — A polar bear among drift ice north of SvalbardPhoto: Andreas Weith, CC BY-SA 4.0

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