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Bjarne

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Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« on: March 11, 2008, 07:18:34 PM »
Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen taken by a friend of mine (Oddgeir Djoeseland). For more pictures please visit: http://polarjoen1.blogspot.com. Beautiful alpines in a beutiful landscape  :)
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Bjarne Oddane
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Re: Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2008, 07:38:40 PM »
Stunning shots Bjarne....many thanks for posting.
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Re: Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2008, 07:45:13 PM »
I forgot to mention in my previous posting....please pass on my compliments to Oddgeir for his superb blog page.
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Re: Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2008, 08:26:19 PM »
My sincere thanks too Bjarne. Svarlbard has somehow caught my imagination and I would love to visit there one day.
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Re: Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 04:43:14 PM »
Wonderful pictures Bjarne, and congratulations to Oddgeir. 
I hadn't realised that so many angiosperms lived so far north. 
Are conditions (& floras) in Svalbard and Jan Mayen similar or very different?
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Re: Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2008, 01:32:56 PM »
The vascular flora of Svalbard consists of about 165 native species, which is a rather high number for an archipelago so far to the north. Jan Mayen is a volcanic island and covered with moss.

Photo from Bear Island (Svalbard)



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Re: Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2008, 01:52:32 PM »
More beautiful pictures Bjarne. 
Like Lesley I'd dearly love to visit these magnificent places and plants one day but so far never managed to get beyond Tromsø!
And of course from there it's a big step to Bear Island and another to Svalbard, not to mention Jan Mayen ... sigh!
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Re: Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2008, 01:56:08 PM »
S T U N N I N G !!!  :o :o :o :o
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Luc Gilgemyn
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Re: Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2008, 03:35:42 PM »
« Last Edit: March 14, 2008, 09:32:59 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Some alpines from Svalbard and Jan Mayen
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2008, 10:55:52 PM »
Beautiful pictures through the link. Thank you so much.
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