New and comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen is now available!

Spitsbergen – Svalbard. A complete guide around the arctic archipelago.

Useful and important information, Nature and history, Places and regions.

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This book does not only cover comprehensive information concerning all fields of possible interest, but is at the same time a photo book containing more than 250 colour images to illustrate many wildlife and flower species and to document landscapes and places from all over the archipelago. 

"Spitsbergen - Svalbard" has detailed information about the flora and fauna of Spitsbergen, its nature and human history and detailed chapters about all regions, fjords, islands and settlements. 12 mammal species, 26 bird species and 29 flower species are described in detail and illustrated with colour photographs. Many sketch maps within the text provide geographical orientation. Furthermore, this books will answer questions concerning practical issues, how to travel in Spitsbergen, which seasons are good, environmental legislation, hazards out in the field and more. 

"Spitsbergen - Svalbard" has approximatelx 540 pages (A5, paperback) including 260 colour photographs to document the biological and geographical diversity of Spitsbergen. 

A small selection of illustrations that you will find in the book (click on the picture to get a larger version):

"Spitsbergen - Svalbard" comes for 30 Euro (including VAT and postage within Germany. Add 3 Euro postage to other countries (surface mail). 

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Table of contents. Short version. Click here for the complete, detailed table of contents (pdf-file, 26 kb).

1.     Preface

2.     Introduction

3.     Traveling in Svalbard: Useful, practical and important information

3.1 Spitsbergen – seasons

3.2 Spitsbergen – how to travel

3.3 Tour operatours

3.4 Clothing, hygiene & the environment, photography

3.5 Getting to Spitsbergen

3.6 Conservation, cultural heritage, protected areas, safety

3.6.1        Conservation and protected areas

3.6.2        Polar bears and weapons, communication, safety in the field

3.6.3        Registration of tours with the administration

3.6.4        Tent and hut

3.6.5        Other hazards in the field: rivers, glaciers, ice and snow, mud, rabies and other diseases, drinking water, mosquitos

3.6.6        Orientation

3.6.7        Cultural heritage

3.7 Longyearbyen

3.7.1 Services and infrastructure

3.7.2 Accommodation, eating and drinking

3.7.3 Shopping

3.7.4 Sights in Longyearbyen

3.7.5 Activities near Longyearbyen

3.7.6 From coal to space research:

   Longyearbyen through 100 years

4. Natural history

4.1 Geography, glaciers, permafrost

4.2 Geology

4.3 Oceanic currents

4.4 Sea ice

4.5 Driftwood, rubbish and environmental toxins

4.6 Climate and weather

4.7 Mammals

4.8 Birds

4.9 Plants

5. History

6. Fjords and islands, settlements and stations: The regions of Svalbard

6.1 Isfjord

6.2 Forlandsund east side

6.3 Prins Karls Forland

6.4 Kongsfjord

6.5 Krossfjord

6.6 The northern west coast

6.7 Northwestern Spitsbergen

6.8 Raudfjord

6.9 The Woodfjord area

6.10 Moffen

6.11 Wijdefjord

6.12 Ny Friesland, Verlegenhuken

6.13 Sorgfjord

6.14 Hinlopenstretet

Footnote one: Drift ice and circumnavigations

Footnote two: Through Hinlopenstretet or around Nordaustland?

6.15 Nordaustland

6.16 Storøya, Kvitøya

6.17 Kong Karls Land

6.18 Southeastern Svalbard

6.19 Bjørnøya

6.20 Sørkapp Land

6.21 Hornsund

6.22 Dunøyane, Isøyane, Kapp Borthen

6.23 Bellsund

7. Arctic environmental problems and tourism

AECO

The author

Thank you

Norwegian glossary

Geological glossary

Table: Earth history of Svalbard

Literature

Index

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