Here, you see a view of Longyearbyen and Adventfjorden.
On our first day in town, we explored Longyearbyen, Svalbard’s largest settlement. 2100 people live here – miners working in a coal mine, polar researchers, students at UNIS, and tourists. Defunct coal mines, large mountains, morraines and a fjord dot the landscape, amid never-ending sunlight!
We also stopped by UNIS, which will be our host for the next month, as we study a PhD course on Arctic Marine Measurement Techniques, Operations and Transport.
Arctic Marine Measurement Techniques, Operations and Transport.
The midnight sun burned bright, as you can see from this photograph taken at 11:30pm!