Cruise ship Polar Star
Cruise ship Polar Star in Magdalenefjorden, an 8km long, 5km wide fjord on the west coast of Spitsbergen, in the Arctic archipelego of Svalbard. Large cruise ships regularly enter the fjord. However, heavy fuel oil, which is used in many ships, is banned in Magdalenefjorden. However, Magdalenefjorden is regarded as having being sacrificed to tourism to protect other areas of Svalbard. The Polar Star made global news in January 2011 when it was grounded in the Antarctic
Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download- Filename
- _MG_2419-_polar_star_20100612.jpg
- Copyright
- Dave Walsh 2010
- Image Size
- 5410x3607 / 10.1MB
- https://www.davewalshphoto.com/contact
- https://www.davewalshphoto.com/contact
-
Karlsen Shipping Company Magdalenefjord Northwest-Spitsbergen national park Polar Star Expeditions William Barents arctic arctic adventure arctic tourism arctic tourist ban climate change cruise ship cruise ships expedition fjord heavy fuel oil heavy fuel oil ban hfo hfo ban holiday inlet magdalena fjord magdalenefjorden mv polar star norway norwegian polar polar code polar star shipping ships spitsbergen svalbard tourism traffic vacation europe european
- Contained in galleries
- Arctic Stock Images
