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Some ships and a submarine during Russian Navy Day (July 27, 2008). It was a really festive day in Saint Petersburg.
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Solar halo and Vostok 1 rocket. The model used by Yuri Gagarin to become the first man in space. There are some other atmospheric optical phenomena like parhelions or an incomplete parhelic circle
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This rocky, flat island is located among the middle islands in Franz Josef Land in a subgroup called Zichy Land. It was named after William Ziegler who lead the Baldwin-Ziegler North Pole Expedition in the beginning of the 20th Century. There was once an Austrian observing site, Payer-Weyprecht, on the island. We f...
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This is Ziegler Island as we saw it from the bridge deck of the 50 Years of Victory. This was a rather flat island with little snow cover on this late July morning, On our way to the island we encountered a polar bear waiting by a seal hole. We noticed hundreds of seals on the ice around the island. The seals ...
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This 39 meter statue of a Russian World War II soldier commemorates Murmansk as a Russian Hero City and commemorates the soldiers who protected Russia from invasion during the Second World War. Murmansk is localed in a place of strategic importance on the Kola River about 12 km from the Barents Sea. Although the...
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Murmansk is a city of surprises. Looking at its location above the Arctic Circle, this Alaskan from Kotzebue didn't expect either the verdant landscape nor the warm temperature, even on July 20. Although it is a little further north than my home, Murmansk benefits from the warm water of the Gulf Stream. The benefits...
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On our way back from the North Pole we encountered the Yamal, which was on its way to the North Pole. The Yamal has a very distinctive bow design. It is painted to look like a shark's mouth. Watching from the bridge deck of the 50 Years of Victory, we saw the ice breaker at work. The teeth rose and fell relative to the...
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Early on a July morning these amazing animals lumbered out of the fog on the starboard side of the I/B 50 Years of Victory. The bears didn't pay much attention to us or to our ship. Momma Bear did look briefly in our direction when her arrival was announced on our intercom. Apparently satisfied that her family was safe...
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360 View from Sophia Cathedral bell tower, located in center of Vologda city, Russia
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