1. A geologist samples rocks adjacent to the snow-covered glacier Austre Brøggerbreen in West Spitsbergen.

2. The researchers plan to excavate the second pliosaur when they return to Spitsbergen this summer.

3. Coarse material was transported to the foot of the slopes to form alluvial fans (Fjortende Julibreen in NW Spitsbergen).

4. Beyond Iceland, blue whales have been spotted as far north as Spitsbergen and Jan Mayen, though such sightings are rare.

5. The island is located in the western part of the Barents Sea, approximately halfway between Spitsbergen and the North Cape.

6. A solitary triangle in the centre of an icebound radar screen, the Stockholm advanced north along the west coast of Spitsbergen.