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Svalbard
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ThesubpolararchipelagoofSvalbard(
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)isatrueplaceoftheheart.Deliciously
remoteandyetsurprisinglyaccessible,SvalbardisEurope'smostevocativesliceofthepolar
northandoneofthecontinent'slastgreatwildernessareas.Shapelypeaks,massiveicefields
(60% of Svalbard is covered by glaciers) and heartbreakingly beautiful fjords provide the
backdrop for a rich array of Arctic wildlife (including around one-sixth of the world's polar
bears, which outnumber people here), and for summer and winter activities that get you out
amid the ringing silence of the snows.
