Facts about Svalbard

Capital city: Longyearbyen
Official language: Norwegian
Population: 2400
Currency: Krone
Average summer temperature: Five degrees
Average winter temperature: Minus Twelve degrees
The latitude of Svalbard:15.00E
The longitude of Svalbard: 76.00N 
Area: 62,800 km2
Possibly sighted: 1194

Did you know that..... 

• Svalbard was first discovered in the early 12th century, by the Vikings.
• Svalbard is near the Arctic circle, which is directed north, of Russian Federation, near the Barents sea.
•  Svalbard is the safest place on earth and that there is no crime,robbery or any burglary.

My 3 days in Svalbard

Day 1

I have just arrived in Svalbard with my group and I was gob smacked by the beauty of this winter wonder land.The first thing I saw was crystal white snow everywhere, it was as if a white sheet of cloth was covering the whole of Svalbard. The weather is freezing cold that's why I dressed up warm in extra layers. Today me and my group spent the day unpacking and viewing Svalbard's beautiful landscape's. Here are a few of my photos I took on day 1 of Svalbard's landscape's.......

My 3 days in Svalbard

Day 2

Today I have been given a tour of Svalbard and what activities me and my group can do here.The first half of the tour was about polar bears. We went polar bear watching I saw lots of polar bears on ice. To get close up to a polar bear and watch it move around from ice to ice was amazing. Then in the second half of the tour me and my group went snowboarding which was really fun because in Svalbard there is so much snow that if I fell down I on the snow I wouldn't hurt my self because the snow is soft, which meant a soft landing. 
Here are a few of my snowy photos......

My 3 days in Svalbard

Day 3


Sadly it is the last night for me and my group in Svalbard because we have to go back to London, but not to worry because before we left, we went husky riding. We rode in huge wooden sleighs that were pulled along by beautiful black and white Alaskan huskies which had furry fur which protects them from the cold weather.I even got close enough to touch one.After that me and my group went to a posh restaurant in Svalbard to dine which was rather spectacular if I say so myself.Thing that I found rather unusual and disgusting was the food they had on the menu.I mean who would want to eat meals such as seal, whale, reindeer, grouse and even Arctic char;I know I wouldn't want to.I would rather be eating more descent meals like chips and burger and not the selection above.Later on at the night me and my group sat outside our tents and saw the emerald green northern lights shine.To actually see the beautiful northern lights was an honour.There were different shades of green. Here are my last photos I took in Svalbard.