A polar bear leaping from an ice floe
People walking on a shopping street in Norway
A village nestled in a fjord
Close-up of a log cabin covered in frost
A replica Viking ship at sail
A stream and trees in a narrow valley
Close-up of a church facade
Trees in a forest
Illuminated building and fountain
Underwater view of diving birds
Children in traditional dress with flags
A reindeer running
A family on skis and sleds
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Polar Bear, Svalbard
A young polar bear leaps between drifts of Barents Sea ice in Svalbard, Norway’s Arctic archipelago. Glacial ice covers more than half of the island chain, which lies 400 miles (640 kilometers) north of the Norwegian mainland.
Photograph by Paul Nicklen

Norway Photos

See photos of Norway (including fjords, polar bears, Oslo, Lillehammer, and more) in this travel photo gallery from National Geographic.

March 03, 2010

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