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Winter 2009

Wavelength looks at kayaking locations around the world, starting with Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands at the top of the world

This is an article from WaveLength Magazine, available in print in North America and globally on the web.

To view a copy of the entire magazine online, click here: WINTER 2009 WAVELENGTH MAGAZINE

Other locations in this series:

Greece Padre Ramos, Nicaragua Corcodova National Park Canada's High Arctic Croatia

In mid-summer, the sun never sets high in the polar Arctic. Photojournalist Michael Powers and Ocean Studio Alliance adventure filmmaker Mark Fraser joined members of the Bodo Kayakk Klubb from Bodo, Norway and two armed guards from the Svalbard Wildlife Services for an exploratory sea kayaking expedition to St. Jonsfjord in the remote western region of the Svalbard archipelago, far north of Norway. It’s a world of ice and extraordinary concentrations of wildlife – an environment highly susceptible to the effects of global warming. A reindeer skull and antlers provide context for the group as it passes some of the stunning scenery.