Views of Austfonna, an ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, Arctic, Europe

Views of Bjornsundet (Bear Sound), near the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

A view of Seven Islands (Sjuoyane) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Unusual soda straw ice formation on Edgeoya in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer at Austfonna in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Fog and a fogbow in Palanderbutka, Nordaustlandet, in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A view of ice-covered Phippsoya, the largest of the Sjuoyane Islands in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in Holmabukta on the northwest coast of Spitsberge, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer near a glacier in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Views of Austfonna, an ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) grazing within the town limits of Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, Europe

The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer near glacial run-off in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Views of Austfonna, an ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, Arctic, Europe

Views of the Vasilievbreen (Vasiliev Glacier), in Isbukta (Ice Bay) near the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Polar Bear Roaring on Ice Floe

Polar Bear Crossing Ice Floe

Expedition Boat navigating through melting pack ice, Arctic Ocean, 81° North and 26° East, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Europe

Arctic Ocean, 81°North, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Europe

Expedition Boat navigating through melting pack ice, Arctic Ocean, 81° North and 26° East, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Europe

White Rainbow over the ice, Arctic Ocean, 81° North, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Europe

Spitsbergen, aerial view, Svalbard archipelago, Norway, Europe

Arctic Ocean, 81° North and 26° East, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Europe

Spitsbergen, aerial view, Svalbard archipelago, Norway, Europe

Spitsbergen, aerial view, Svalbard archipelago, Norway, Europe

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 Madeleine Bay. Young explorer on deck.

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, 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. Front of a glacier fracturing at the edge of a fjord.