Winter view across the Mikhailovsky Garden towards the northern facade of the Mikhailovsky Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Eurasia

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the Russian Orthodox Solovetsky Monastery founded in 1436 by two monks on Bolshoy Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Onega Bay, Arkhangel Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the Russian Orthodox Solovetsky Monastery founded in 1436 by two monks on Bolshoy Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Onega Bay, Arkhangel Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), Bering Island, Commander Island Group, Kamchatka, Russia, Eurasia

The WWII Patriotic War Memorial (known as the Alesha-memorial) in the Russian seaport city of Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the Russian Orthodox Solovetsky Monastery founded in 1436 by two monks on Bolshoy Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Onega Bay, Arkhangel Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) taking off from a calm sea, Sakhalin Island, Russia, Eurasia

Porpoising northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Sakhalin Island, Russia, Eurasia

These reindeer peoples' entire existence is based around their herds of reindeer, which provide milk, skins for clothes, horn for carving and medicine, transport and occasionally, meat. the tsaatan are part of the tuvan ethnic group, which inhabits the tuvan republic of russia. there are only about 200 tsaatan in total, spread over 100,000 sq km of northern mongolia. they are nomadic, often moving their small encampments every three to four weeks, searching for special types of grass and moss loved by the reindeer. the tsaatan are strong practitioners of shamanism. west taiga, northern mongolia

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Wild female Northern Fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Endangered, rookery, haul out, Colony, Tyuleniy Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Wild Male and Female Northern fur seals ( Callorhinus ursinus ) and few Steller Sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), Endangered, Colony, Bering Islands (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia.

Freediving under the ice in Northern Russia in the White Sea. White Sea, Russia

Wild Adult Male and Female, Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and Wild Male Northern fur seals, endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above and in water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.

Wild Male Northern fur seals, endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above and in water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seals ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Colony, Endangered, part of massive colony, being territorial, Tyuleniy Islands (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia.

Wild Male Northern fur seals, endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above and in water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.

Wild Adult Male and Female, Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), and Northern Fur Seal, endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above water.Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.

Wild female Northern Fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Endangered, rookery, haul out, Colony, Tyuleniy Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Wild Male Northern fur seals, endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above and in water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.

Wild large Male Northern Fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Endangered, rookery, haul out, Colony, Tyuleniy Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Wild Large Male Northern fur seals ( Callorhinus ursinus ) endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Freediving under the ice in Northern Russia in the White Sea. White Sea, Russia

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Colony, Endangered, part of massive colony, being territorial, Tyuleniy Islands (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia.

Art works on the bank of the Heilongjiang River in Heihe, Northern China which forms the border between China and Russia, China, Asia

Freediving under the ice in Northern Russia in the White Sea. White Sea, Russia

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, Endangered, part of massive colony, being territorial, Bering Islands (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia.

Artificial trees on the streets of the border city of Heihe in Northern China, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

Freediving under the ice in Northern Russia in the White Sea. White Sea, Russia

Wild female Northern Fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Endangered, rookery, haul out, Colony, Tyuleniy Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Ice diver under the ice in Northern Russia in the White Sea. Russia

Freediving under the ice in Northern Russia in the White Sea. White Sea, Russia

Northern lights above elks and coniferous trees, Lappland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Northern lights reflecting on a lake, Lappland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Diver and Purple sunstar, Northern sunstar, Smooth sunstar (Solaster endeca), Barents Sea, Russia, Arctic

Purple sunstar, Northern sunstar, Smooth sunstar (Solaster endeca), Barents Sea, Russia, Arctic

Diving Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) and diver. Barents Sea, Russia

Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas). White Sea, White Karelia, Russia

Large sailing ship Sedov in the port of Hamburg at the Hafengeburtstag, Harbour Birthday 2009, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Hermann Fortress, Castle of the Order of the Teutonic Knights, bridge over the Narva River to Russia, Narva, Estonia, Baltic States, Northern Europe

Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) under ice. White Sea, White Karelia, Russia

Night photograph of the Russian tall ship Krusenstern, Kruzenshtern in the port, Kiel Week 2008, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Bridge across the Narva River, border between Estonia and Russia, Russian border control station, Narva, Estonia, Baltic States, Northern Europe

Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). White Sea, White Karelia, Russia

Starfish frozen in an ice. White Sea, White Karelia, Russia

Monument to the Battle of 1700 between Russia and Sweden, Narva River, Narva, Estonia, Baltic States, Northern Europe

Hermann Fortress, Castle of the Order of the Teutonic Knights, bridge over the Narva River to Russia, Narva, Estonia, Baltic States, Northern Europe

A hammer and sickle sign at the All-Russia Exhibition Center, northern Moscow, Russia. This center was designed to show off the wonders of Socialist Soviet Russia.

Northern Lake Baikal At Dawn On A Misty Summer Morning, Severobaikalsk, Buryatia, Siberia, Russia

Scuba diver under ice and ice formation, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Scuba diver exit the maina (sawed entry hole) to dive under the ice, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Scuba diver under ice in a halocline cloud, a subtype of chemocline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water. Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Person who provide contact with the divers inside the maina (sawed entry hole) to dive under the ice, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Scuba diver under ice walking upside down, exercise to practice orientation, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Sea Angel (Clione limacina), Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Beluga whales, (Delphinapterus leucas) swimming under ice, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Couple of Sea Angel, Clione limacina, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Surface tender seen through the maina (sawed entry hole) to dive under the ice, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Scuba diver under ice and ice formation, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

Scuba diver under ice walking upside down, exercise to practice orientation, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia