View to the Royal Palace, Norwegian National Day (17th May) Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

View to the Royal Palace, Norwegian National Day (17th May) Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The maypole at Viktualien Market in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kyoto, Japan

A May pole in Hammelburg, Rhoen, Bavaria, Germany

May Pole, Viktualienmarkt, Alter Peter, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

The May Pole of Pfaffenhofen, the town's parish church of St. John the Baptist at back Pfaffenhofen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

May pole with the social classes of Munich, Viktualienmarkt food market, downtown, old town, Munich, capital, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

May pole, Reit im Winkl, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Group of figures on a May pole, scenes of craftspeople

May pole, Grassau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

May pole, Jacklturm tower, Stadtplatz town square, Traunstein, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Steyr Upper Austria Stadtplatz town square

May pole at the Marienkapelle chapel, market place, Wuerzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

May pole, Zugspitze Plateau, Zugspitze, Wetterstein Mountains, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

May pole, Otting, Waging am See, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

May pole, Tegernsee, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

May pole, Fuessen, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Close Up Of A Traditional Bavarian May Pole With Blue And White Stripes With Crests And A Church Steeple In The Background, Munich, Germany

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole.

Aerial view over the snow-covered peaks of Svalbard. pointed peak known as spitzberg. latitude from 75 to 80 degrees, down to the pack ice near the north pole.

Dogsledding. Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole.

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. melting ice, early global warming. Baie de la Madeleine, a coastal landscape rising towards latitude 80 degrees, where blocks of ice and small icebergs detached from glaciers drift on the water.

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) male posted on a pole in the heart of a cereal plain

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming. Front of a glacier fracturing at the edge of a fjord. Explorers' sailboat at the ice edge

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, premature global warming. Exploration boat in Baie de la Madeleine.

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming. Baie de la Madeleine here, a coastal landscape rising to 80 degrees latitude, where blocks of ice and small icebergs detached from glaciers drift on the water. Old steam train in front of Ny-Alesund weather station

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, premature global warming. Exploration boat in Magdalen Bay. Explorer sailboat.

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming. Coastal scenery as you climb towards latitude 80 degrees. Trapper's hut, professional hunter's hut

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming.

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, premature global warming. Exploration boat in Madeleine Bay. Young explorer on deck.