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An ice sculpture of Russia's single aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov". Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
The snow village is rebuilt every winter in Kirovsk on the Kola Peninsula. Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
Photo: Andrey Zolotkov
Diver makes ready for work in the freezing cold ice-covered water in the Beaufort Sea. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Searching for the mooring on the surface of the sea-ice. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Searching on the ice surface north in the Beaufort Sea for the mooring with the instrument with important climate data. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Squadron superintendent Andreas Soløy makes ready for diving under the ice. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The diver has a support team on the surface providing safety and handling. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The mooring was found 20 meter from where the diver went into the water through the ice. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Lieutenant Thomas Andersen cutting the ice where the mooring was found. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Removing the ice to be able to lift the mooring out of the water. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The buoy holding the mooring is visible after the ice is removed. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Lifting the buoy onboard "KV Svalbard". Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The buoy is safely onboard the deck. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The mooring is lifted onboard "KV Svalbard" with instruments important to understand the temperature changes in the Arctic Ocean. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
PHOTO GALLERY: In October and November 2020, the Norwegian Coast Guard ship "KV Svalbard" sailed a high-latitude voyage from the Norwegian Arctic to the Beaufort Sea north of Alaske to assist climate scientists recover three moorings with instruments that for a year had collected important data about sea temperatures under the Arctic ice cover.
Midnight sun over the enclosure where the reindeer are gathered as the work on marking the calves continues into the night. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Jukka Similä is a Law Research Professor with the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi. His research includes natural resources law, environmental protection and Arctic policy. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Pirita Näkkäläjärvi is Member of the Sámi Parliament and former editor of Yle’s Sámi-language news. Photo: Ville-Riiko Fofonoff / Sámi Parliament in Finland
Frederic Hauge is founder of the Bellona Foundation. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minna Näkkäläjärvi wants a future without mining inside the grazing land and migration routes of the reindeer in the Enontekiö municipality. She has stated a petition against the mining and collected thousands of signatures in just a few weeks. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Electric car charger at Hotel Hullu Poro (Crazy Reindeer) in Levi, northern Finland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Boliden Kevitsa near Sodankylä in Lapland is located south of the core Sámi area. Behind this gate is one of the biggest open-pit mines in Finland. The main products are nickel and copper concentrate and in addition to this also significant amounts of platinum, palladium, gold and cobolt. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The herders stay in these cabins on the banks of Lake Salvasjärvi in the Tarvantovaara wilderness area, some 230 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Reindeer in the Ergon/Erkuna siida in the Käsivarsi reindeer-herding cooperative are gathered in the enclosure when the calves are to be marked. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Cabins by Lake Salvasjärvi, some 230 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The black dots in the skies are not the photographer's dirty lens. They are all hungry mosquitoes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minna Näkkäläjärvi and Tuomas Siilasjoki say mining could cause contamination to the waterways. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Cloudberry flowers. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norway-Finland border fence. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
View towards the Norwegian municipality of Kautokeino from the mountain plateau in the Tarvantovaara wilderness area on the Finnish side of the border. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Ornamental door, Kirkenes, Norway, with the inscription in Chinese: “The northernmost Chinatown in the world”. Photo: Céline Clanet
Ulf Gøran Mathisen patrolling on the river, Norwegian side. Photo: Céline Clanet
A Norwegian conscript takes a break while watching the Russian/Finnish/Norwegian border, at Treriksrøysa three-border zone. Photo: Céline Clanet
Norwegian patrol near the Russian border, in the forest. Photo: Céline Clanet
Ingar Solberg, policeman at the Nyrud border Station, Norway. Photo: Céline Clanet
Russian watchtower over the River. Photo: Céline Clanet
Telephone intended to connect the two Norwegian and Soviet border posts during the Cold War. Photo: Céline Clanet
The city of Kirkenes and the Barents Sea in wintertime. Photo: Céline Clanet
The reindeer herd of the Sami herder Egil Kalliainen, Norway. Photo: Céline Clanet
Pasvik River in wintertime. Photo: Céline Clanet
Aleksander Fedukhin showing bullets from WWII, found nearby the Pasvik River in the Nikel region, Russia, while looking for soldiers remains. Photo: Céline Clanet
Vadim Neganov searching for remains of soldiers from the Second WorldWar, in the Nikel region, Russia. Photo: Céline CLanet
In the old mine in Nikel, Russia, nearby the Pasvik River. Photo: Céline Clanet
Alyona, inhabitant of Nikel, Russia, and her rabbits. Photo: Céline Clanet
Aleksey fishing by the river, in Nikel, Russia. Céline Clanet
CLICK ON GALLERY TO SEE MORE. Apron and taxiways with the control tower. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Once upon a time, a busy runway for warplanes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The mining town of Zapolyarny visible in the horizon from the huge closed down air base. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Woman on duty in the control tower. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
On the wall of the control tower. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Once upon a time, a Soviet military check-point. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Abandoned apartment blocks close to the air-field. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
«Peace on earth. We protected our freedom in fight». Photo: Thomas Nilsen
A golden bust of Yury Gagarin shines the glory of the town. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Abandoned apartments block. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
School bus in front of on of the few apartment blocks where people still are living. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The school in Korzunova. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
School bus ready to drive home the children from the military garrisons around Korzunova. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
"Tankodrom" - Roadsigns in Korzunova are not like in any other towns. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
There are still some military activities outside of Korzunova. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Scrap metal from installations once upon a time important for the Soviet air force. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Corroded bust of Lenin stands in front of one of the abounded buildings in the town center. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Workers tear down some of the old houses in the center of Korzunovo. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The Gagarin museum. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Inside the Gagarin museum. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
A golden Yury Gagarin shines glory over Soviet space history. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Colonel Yuri Korzunov, a Soviet hero pilot from World War 2, gave the name to the town of Korzunovo. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The newly rebuilt monastery in Pechenga. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
