“Love” up there North

Svalbard is certainly a spot of calmness, a colourful  arctic island…often called the “arctic pearl”…be conquered too.

The following guide will give you a first taste of its beauty :    

GUIDE TO SVALBARD, THE ARCTIC PEARL – 76°N 81°N  – INGVAR PERSSON – DELTA PROGRESS PUBLISHER – 137p.

Pocket book wich includes useful & essential infos to have a memorable visit on Svalbard. 65 points of interest with a map positionning have been well selected by the author.

Its size & format are simply excellent for a quick info pick up.

Hope your trip within this “arctic pearl” will be a fascinating experience with the help of this small recommanded guide…

“…41. Alkefjellet is a bird cliff on the west side of Hinlopen. It consists of basalt that penetrated the limestone during the Jurassic and the Cretaceous periods. You can see the light limestone both above and below the basalt cliffs. The outer basalt cliffs stand as stacks and the birds fly round them like swarming bees. Here are thousands of Brunnich’s guillemots, ivory gulls and kiitiwakes…p.35”.