Svalbard, Arctic Webcam

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Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe, about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Three islands are populated: Spitsbergen, Bear Island and Hopen.
Svalbard lies far north of the Arctic Circle. In addition to humans, four mammalian species inhabit the archipelago: the Svalbard field mouse, the Arctic fox, the Svalbard reindeer, and polar bears. Svalbard is also a breeding ground for large numbers of seabirds, including Brunnich’s and Black Guillemot, Puffin, Little Auk, Fulmar and Black-legged Kittiwake. Other seabirds include Arctic Tern, four species of skua, and the elusive Ivory Gull. See also: Flowers of Svalbard.

The Norwegian government has built a “doomsday” seed bank to store seeds from as many of the world’s crop varieties and their botanical wild relatives as possible.

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SUNRISE PROJECT

The Sunrise Project was created to track the most favorable locations around the world for watching a sunrise. For more background see the Sunrise Project Blog:

http://sn00p.wordpress.com/

This map is in memory of my beloved god-daughter Adrienne, who inspired me to explore new horizons, encouraged me to persist through all life's difficulties, but most of all, taught me the importance of love.