Glaciers
Blue ice.
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Magdalenefjorden is a fjord about 8 km long and up to 5 km wide on the north-west coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago, about 179 km in a straight line north-west of Longyearbyen. It is considered one of the archipelago's most beautiful fjords. Willem Barentsz first explored it in 1596 and found walrus tusks there, naming it Tusk Bay. The English whaler Robert Fotherby entered it in 1614, and a whaling station was set up on its southern shore, where the remains of four blubber ovens can still be seen at Gravneset. Blue glaciers spill into the fjord between sharp snow-covered peaks, ice floats on its calm water, and seals sometimes lie on the drifting floes. It is wide enough for large cruise ships to enter and turn around, making it a famous stop on their routes. It is reached by cruise ship or sea trip in summer only. Bring warm clothes and binoculars for wildlife, and landings are only allowed with a guide.
Blue ice.
On the ice.
Snow-covered.
Albert I Land, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
By cruise ship or sea trip in summer.
Only with a guide.