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Svalbard
The Svalbard archipelago - as close to the North Pole as it is to mainland
Norway, and the world's most accessible slice of the polar north - is one of
the natural world's grand epics.
Arguably Europe's last and most extensive great wilderness area, Svalbard
has all the elements for an Arctic idyll. Here you'll find more polar bears
than people, as well as a roll-call of Arctic wildlife that includes walruses,
reindeer, Arctic foxes and a stunning collection of bird species. They roam
a landscape that, for the most part, remains ice-bound throughout the year
- an astonishing 60% of Svalbard is covered by glaciers. Splendidly unin-
