Silent frozen arctic land
by Nicolas Waldmann, Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Seismic cruise off-Prins Karl Forland island in the archipelago of Svalbard on board of RV G.O. Sars. An exceptional experience both professionally and personally to had the chance to participate and be a member of such a cruise. It was a cloudy day and with not too much visibility, Yet, suddenly the glaciated mountains appeared from the clouds and showed their impressive facade.
Taken on 6
February
2016
Submitted on 02 November 2017
Categories
- Climate: Past, Present & Future (641)
- Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics (334)
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (815)
- Ocean Sciences (299)
- Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (469)
- Tectonics and Structural Geology (519)
Location
- Europe (3326)
- Northern Europe (780)
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (47)
- Exact location (10.6897 E, 78.4114 N)
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arctic, svalbard, geophysics, norway, glacial landscape, arctic ocean
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Credit: Nicolas Waldmann (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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