A Journey to the Edge of the Earth: Svalbard, Norway

There is still so much beauty in the world, but Svalbard and other places like it will soon be gone, unless…

Brooke Meredith
Age of Awareness

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Raw, isolated, unspoiled, awe-inspiring landscape. Brilliant, shimmering white interlaid with dark rocky texture. Glaciers that seem to glow an otherworldly, pale blue. Walruses. Polar Bears. Arctic fox. Reindeer. Seals. Vast, craggy mountains. Arctic water smooth as glass. The silence here creates an unforgettable atmosphere that is virtually unrivaled anywhere else in the world.

Svalbard is located at the top of the earth within the Arctic Ocean. It’s about midway between Norway and the North Pole.

Around 2,000 people call Svalbard home, but even though it’s largely uninhabited, these citizens still enjoy a strong sense of unity and fellowship. And even within the small settlement where this contained collection of people lives, you get so close to wild, pristine nature that it’ll take your breath away.

This place, however, along with many others, is in danger and disappearing rapidly, if we do not do something significant, and…

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