Glacier and glacier ice, Billefjord, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Tourists in zodiac inflatables in arctic summer, Holmiabukta Glacier, Northern Spitzbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus) walking on a melting ice floe, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard archipelago, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking with a cub on a melting ice floe, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard archipelago, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking with two cubs on a melting ice floe, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard archipelago, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Snowmobiles outside a traditional Sami Cabin (Hytte) in winter, near Lake Eoalbmejavri, Finnmark Plateau, Troms og Finnmark, Arctic Circle, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Breaking ice in Leifdefjord, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe

Arctic cottongrass (Eriophorum callitrix), Heckla Haven, Northeast Greenland, Polar Regions

Beach partially snowy surrounded by mountains, Haukland, Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway, Scandinavia, Arctic, Europe

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia), nesting cliffs at Cape Fanshawe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Europe

Ice floe, drift ice, Greenland, Arctic, Polar Regions

Barn in rape field in summer, Lofoten, Nordland, Arctic Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Snowcapped peaks Woodfjord, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe

Alaskan husky pulled dog sleds speed across snowy plain in winter twilight, Alta, Finnmark, Arctic Circle, North Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Elegant lichens cover the rocks at Gnalodden, Hornsund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Europe

Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia), nesting cliffs at Cape Fanshawe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Europe

Northern Lights (aurora borealis) reflected in the cold waters, Flakstad, Lofoten Islands, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Aurora borealis (Northern Lights) over a mountain at Uttakleiv, Lofoten Islands, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Glacier and glacier ice, Billefjord, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Northern Lights (aurora borealis) on Skagsanden sky, Lofoten Islands, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Northern Lights (aurora borealis) on Gymsoyan sky, Gimsoy, Lofoten Islands, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Ice floe, Prince Christian Sund, Greenland, Arctic, Polar Regions

Icebergs and blue water, Svalbard Islands, Arctic, Norway, Europe

Breaking ice in Leifdefjord, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe

Dusk light on the typical red houses and rough sea, Hamnoy, Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway, Scandinavia, Arctic, Europe

Alta Canyon and the Alta River from the Finnmark Plateau in winter, Finnmark Plateau, near Alta, Arctic Circle, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Passengers view glacier in Store Jonsfjord, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe

Reindeer at Ny Alesund, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe

Old whaling station Amsterdamoya (Amsterdam island), Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe

Typical landscape of Hamnoy with red houses of fishermen and the snowy mountains, Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway, Scandinavia, Arctic, Europe

Honningsvag Port, Mageroya Island, Finnmark Region, Arctic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Monaco Glacier, Svalbard Islands, Arctic, Norway, Europe

The cold blue sea bathes the beach still partially snowy. Myrland, Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway, Scandinavia, Arctic, Europe

Waves crashing on the rocks of the cold sea, Haukland, Lofoten Islands, Northern Norway, Scandinavia, Arctic, Europe

Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe

Fugle fjord, Spitsbergen Island, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Iceberg in Fugle Fjord, Spitsbergen Island, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) on ice, losing its winter coat for its summer coat, Alkefjelet, Cape Fanshawe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) stretching on first year sea ice in Olga Strait, near Edgeoya, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Arctic tern in flight, Sterba paradisaea, Isle of May breeding colony, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Arctic fox, Alopex lagopus, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Arctic cotton grass (Eriophorum scheuchzeri) flowering in Sisimiut, Greenland, Polar Regions

Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) pup, Billefjord, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Anthelion, Svalbard Islands, Arctic, Norway, Europe

Cloud-covered mountains near Hornsund, Svalbard Islands, Arctic, Norway, Europe

A small pod of pack Ice type B killer whales (Orcinus orca), just after making a Weddell seal kill in the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chicks (okum boys) at nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) scrambling up steep cliffs at Hercules Bay on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) amongst king penguin chicks at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata), feeding in the Enterprise Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata), on the wreck of the Guvernoren in the Enterprise Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

View of tidewater glacier deep inside Neko Harbor on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

View of tidewater glacier cave found deep inside Neko Harbor on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Polar Regions

Glacial iceberg detail from ice calved off the South Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Glacial iceberg detail from ice calved off the South Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America

Glacial iceberg detail from ice calved off the LeConte Glacier, Southeast Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) on iceberg in Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) hauled out on ice calved from South Sawyer Glacier, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) hauled out on ice calved from South Sawyer Glacier, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), hauled out on ice floe at Dorian Bay near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

View of snow-covered Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Group, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Icebergs near the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

A large pod of Gerlache Strait type B killer whales (Orcinus orca), traveling and socializing in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A large pod of Gerlache Strait type B killer whales (Orcinus orca), traveling and socializing in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A large pod of Gerlache Strait type B killer whales (Orcinus orca), traveling and socializing in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), feeding chicks at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea nivea), in flight near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

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

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), squabble at Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica), at breeding colony at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Littered beluga bones left by whalers (Delphinapterus leucas) at Ahlstrandhalvoya, Bellsund, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult bull Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus), at Augustabreen, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Young adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice in Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) leaping from ice floe to ice floe in Olgastretet off Barentsoya, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Views of the Chilean inactive research base Gonzalez Videla on Waterboat Point in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding and nesting site at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

View of the Argentine base Almirante Brown, named after Guillermo Brown of the Argentine Navy, Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), returning and coming from the sea at Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Ice crystals, Science Center, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Ice crystals, Science Center, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

View over the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Little boat between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Fish trawler between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

View over the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

View over the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Little boat between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Little boat between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Kayakers between the floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Sunset over the floating icebergs, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Little boat between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Aerial of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Aerial of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions