The Bradt guide to Svalbard, including Spitsbergen, Franz Josef
Land and Jan Mayen, is a unique, standalone guidebook to this
evocative Arctic archipelago, a place that is plunged into darkness
for four months each year and where there are 4,000 snow scooters
for a population of just 2,500. This new sixth edition has been
thoroughly updated throughout and offers new material on everything
from adventure tours to accommodation, environmental change to
restaurants. Also covered are the restoration of Barentsburg and
the opening of Svalbard's historic mine to visitors Newly updated
and amended, this edition reflects important recent changes in the
archipelago, making it the perfect guide to a quintessential
bucket-list destination. Possibly the most remote destination in
the developed world, Svalbard is as off the beaten track as you can
get in Europe today. It is the planet's most northerly settled land
and the top (if not the end) of the world, and it was on and around
Svalbard that most of David Attenborough's Frozen Planet was
filmed. A trip to Svalbard easily lends itself to notching up
geographic superlatives (most northerly kebab, most northerly
souvenir shop, etc) and adventurous travellers seek out experiences
such as husky driving and hikes across the permafrost. The main
tourist period falls in Svalbard's brief summer, from June to
August, when it's light around the clock and not very cold.
However, increasingly popular for winter sports - especially
because the next few years will enjoy unusually high Northern
Lights activity - are the so-called 'light winter' months
(March-May), when there is both sunlight and snow. The winter
season (November/December-March) offers many possibilities for
outdoor adventure - and the polar night is an experience in itself.
Despite winter temperatures that can drop to over 40 below zero,
Svalbard's glorious mountains, majestic fjords and sprawling
valleys are the perfect setting for adventurous journeys out to the
back of beyond. This brand-new edition of Svalbard provides all of
the practical and background information you'll need to explore
this wild place, turning the hostile into the hospitable.
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