Russian Arctic - Journey to the eightieth parallel
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Russian Arctic – Journey to the eightieth parallel

Russian Arctic - Journey to the eightieth parallel
Polar bear jumping into the water. Russian Arctic – Journey to the eightieth parallel

Russian Arctic – Journey to the eightieth parallel
Federal Government created National Park “Russian Arctic” on June 15, 2009. In fact, the territory of the national park is the northern part of Novaya Zemlya archipelago. The total area of the national park – 1.426 million hectares. The aim of the “Russian Arctic” – to preserve the natural systems and the most valuable objects of the National Park and “Franz Josef” land. It is the state natural reserve of federal importance.
Meanwhile, for two weeks in July, took place a comprehensive scientific expedition of the National Park “Russian Arctic” and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia). Composed of sixty people the research vessel “Professor Molchanov” passed four thousand nautical miles, and rose above the eightieth parallel. Then, the expedition made a landing in the national park and the federal reserve “Franz Josef Land.”

Russian Arctic - Journey to the eightieth parallel
Wooden crosses on the northern land in memory of dead. Russian Arctic – Journey to the eightieth parallel

First of all, the main purpose of the expedition was to collect information about the state of ecosystems and the cultural and historical heritage in the Orange Islands and the Cape of Desire.

Russian Arctic – Journey to the eightieth parallel

25.07.2012 Polar bear on the island of Alexander Land. Archipelago of Franz Josef Land. Ramil Sitdikov. RIA Novosti
25.07.2012 Polar bear on the island of Alexander Land. Archipelago of Franz Josef Land. Ramil Sitdikov. RIA Novosti
An abandoned meteorological station, Franz Josef Land
An abandoned meteorological station, Franz Josef Land
A Polar bear on the island of Alexander Land. Archipelago of Franz Josef Land. Ramil Sitdikov. RIA Novosti. 25.07.2012
A Polar bear on the island of Alexander Land. Archipelago of Franz Josef Land. Ramil Sitdikov. RIA Novosti. 25.07.2012
Walrus lounging on a beach
Walruses lounging on a beach
Researchers in the Russian Arctic
Researchers in the Russian Arctic
A settlement in the Arctic
A settlement in the Arctic
A settlement in the Arctic
Photo of a settlement in the Arctic
Summer in Arctic
Summer in Arctic
Arctic fox
Arctic fox
Purple sandpiper. Sedov Cape. Photographer M. Ivanov
Purple sandpiper. Sedov Cape. Photographer M. Ivanov
Russian Arctic
Walrus rookery in the National Park “Russian Arctic”. Islands of Orange. Novaya Zemlya archipelago. Ramil Sitdikov / RIA Novosti
Swimming Walruses
Swimming Walruses
Wooden house on the sea shore, Russian Arctic
Wooden house on the sea shore, Russian Arctic
Flora of Russian Arctic
Flora of Russian Arctic
Flora of Russian Arctic
Yellow floers. Flora of Russian Arctic
Ice of Russian Arctic
Ice of Russian Arctic
Barrels of the gas industry
Barrels of the gas industry
Kittiwake
Kittiwake – Polar seabird
scientific expedition of the National Park “Russian Arctic” and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia)
scientific expedition of the National Park “Russian Arctic” and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Russia)

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