{"product_id":"svalbard-spitsbergen-jan-mayen-franz-josef-land-9781784770471","title":"Svalbard: Spitsbergen  Jan Mayen  Franz Josef Land","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bradt guide to Svalbard  including Spitsbergen  Franz Josef Land and Jan Mayen  is a unique  standalone guidebook to this evocative Arctic archipelago  a place that is plunged into darkness for four months each year and where there are 4 000 snow scooters for a population of just 2 500  and where the main city  Longyearbyen  was founded by an American (John Longyear  a Bostonian  started the Arctic Coal Company and set up a mining operation for some 500 people in 1906). This new sixth edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and offers new material on everything from adventure tours to accommodation  environmental change to restaurants. Also covered are the restoration of Barentsburg and the opening of Svalbards historic mine to visitors. Newly updated and amended  this edition reflects important recent changes in the archipelago  making it the perfect guide to a quintessential bucket-list destination.  Possibly the most remote destination in the developed world  Svalbard is the planets most northerly settled land and the top (if not the end) of the world  and it was on and around Svalbard that most of David Attenboroughs Frozen Planet was filmed. A trip to Svalbard easily lends itself to notching up geographic superlatives and adventurous travellers seek out experiences such as husky driving and hikes across the permafrost.  The main tourist period falls in Svalbards brief summer  from June to August  when its light around the clock and not very cold. However  increasingly popular for winter sports  especially because the next few years will enjoy unusually high Northern Lights activity  are the so-called light winter months (MarchMay)  when there is both sunlight and snow. The winter season (November\/DecemberMarch) offers many possibilities for outdoor adventure  and the polar night is an experience in itself. Despite winter temperatures that can drop to over 40 below zero  Svalbards glorious mountains  majestic fjords and sprawling valleys are the perfect setting for adventurous journeys out to the back of beyond.  This brand-new edition of Svalbard provides all of the practical and background information youll need to explore this wild place  turning the hostile into the hospitable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665838432309,"sku":"ByrdShop_1784770477","price":35.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781784770471.jpg?v=1782409534","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/svalbard-spitsbergen-jan-mayen-franz-josef-land-9781784770471","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}