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9 4 Walrus

Walrus

by MaryFordSvalbard

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Marek KoszorekSvalbard, Norway

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Marek KoszorekSvalbard, Norway

7 4 Fulmar

Fulmar

by BjørnAndersNymoenNorway

Picture taken in Svalbard

1 2 Puppy

Puppy

by MichaelPaganoSvalbard, Norway

Very cute :)

26 4 Arctic fox

Arctic fox

by BjørnAndersNymoenSvalbard, Svalbard

Arctic fox in Svalbard

1 0 Sperm whale

Sperm whale

by MarekKoszorekSvalbard, Norway

2 0 Bearded seal

Bearded seal

by MarekKoszorekSvalbard, Norway

0 1 Arctic skua

Arctic skua

by Marek KoszorekSvalbard, Norway

0 0 Bearded seal

Bearded seal

by Marek KoszorekSvalbard, Norway

6 1 Fin whale

Fin whale

by MarekKoszorekSvalbard, Norway

2 1 Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

by AdamRileySvalbard, Svalbard

Purple Sandpipers were quite common on the shoreline of Spitsbergen

3 2 Glaucous gull

Glaucous gull

by BjørnAndersNymoenNorway

Glaucous gull in Svalbard. Resting on a ...

0 0 Reindeer

Reindeer

by eceperley

They eat moss and can get very large. Often seen grazing.

10 3 Svaldbard Reindeer

Svaldbard Reindeer

by AdamRileySvalbard, Svalbard

The Svaldbard Reindeer are isolated to the Svaldbard Archipelago and have ...

62 13 Polar Bear

Polar Bear

by AdamRileySvalbard, Svalbard

This young Polar Bear approached our ship from a great distance, coming closer ...

2 0 Svalbard reindeer (female & calf)

Svalbard reindeer (female & calf)

by ElsaSvalbard, Svalbard

The smallest subspecies of reindeer and endemic to the island of

7 7 Polar bear

Polar bear

by MaryFordSvalbard, Norway

ocean, ice Arctic

2 2 Fin Whale

Fin Whale

by AdamRileySvalbard, Svalbard

The Fin Whale is the world's second longest whale and the 6th largest mammal on ...

3 0 Common eider (male)

Common eider (male)

by ElsaSvalbard, Svalbard

Where the female eiders are incredibly well camouflaged against the mottled ...

6 6 Svalbard reindeer

Svalbard reindeer

by ElsaNorway

The Svalbard Reindeer are a small ...

5 1 Bearded Seal

Bearded Seal

by eceperleyNorway

Saw this guy lounging on an iceberg near Ny-Alesund,

24 4 Walrus

Walrus

by AdamRileySvalbard, Norway

These Walrus were hauled out on a sunny sandspit in Spitsbergen and provided ...

1 0 Svalbard rock ptarmigan

Svalbard rock ptarmigan

by ElsaNorway

The Svalbard rock ptarmigan is a subspecies ...

6 2 Spotting

Spotting

by kfoxLongyearbyen, Norway

Seal, approximately 1.5 meters long. A brown-grey color with its summer coat. ...

3 2 Barnacle Goose

Barnacle Goose

by LauraMaria

islands of the North Atlantic - interestingly, the birds that migrate to

3 6 Ivory gull

Ivory gull

by ElsaNorway

Svalbard. There are about 14 000 breeding ...

18 6 Svalbard Reindeer

Svalbard Reindeer

by LauraMariaSvalbard, Svalbard

Reindeer are found throughout the Arctic, but those found on the

1 0 Vatrena stenica

Vatrena stenica

Svalbard, Norway

Vatrene stenice su familija u okviru podreda stenica koja obuhvata mali broj ...

3 2 Tufted Saxifrage

Tufted Saxifrage

by LauraMaria

An Arctic specialist, the tufted saxifrage has yellowish-white flowers that ...

1 2 Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

by LauraMaria

The most common wader in Svalbard. Small, ...

0 0 Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

by LauraMaria

The snow bunting has the most northerly distribution of any passerine bird, and ...

8 7 Atlantic Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

by ElsaSvalbard, Svalbard

I would argue that the Atlantic Puffin is the most easily recognisable bird of ...

6 1 Polar Bear

Polar Bear

by AdamRileySvalbard, Norway

For the four months leading to 23rd August, Spitsbergen is basked in 24-hours ...

0 0 Fin Whale

Fin Whale

by Marek KoszorekSvalbard, Norway

It is the second-largest animal after the blue whale. The fin whale is brownish ...

22 12 Arctic fox

Arctic fox

by Marek KoszorekNorway

This one I found walking in tundra in northern

399 83 Arctic Fox

Arctic Fox

by HaukurSigurðssonWestfjords Region, Iceland

The Arctic Fox is the only native land mammal to Iceland. It came to Iceland at ...

1 0 Purple Saxifrage

Purple Saxifrage

by LauraMaria

A cold weather specialist found all over the Arctic that grows in low-lying ...

1 4 Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

by LauraMariaSvalbard, Svalbard

The Arctic tern has the longest migration route of any animal, leaving its ...

20 16 Ivory Gull

Ivory Gull

by LauraMaria

A beautiful, rare bird that is only found in the high Arctic. It is the only ...

47 19 Arctic Fox

Arctic Fox

by HaukurSigurðssonIceland

The Arctic Fox is the only native land mammal to Iceland. It came to Iceland at ...

1 0 Coltsfoot

Coltsfoot

by MauronFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The flowers, which superficially resemble dandelions, appear in early spring ...

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