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Whether station on Troynoy, Izvesti Tsik Islands, Great Arctic Reserve, Russia (July 1993) The Izvesti Tsik Islands is an high Arctic archipelago located in the Kara Sea, about 150 km from the coast of Taimyr. Most of the year the archipelago is surrounded by sea-ice. Its the largest island is Troynoy, which i...

By Peter Prokosch

Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, just hatched, Sterlegova (75.26N 89.09E.), Taimyr, Russia The Grey Plover is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the high Arctic of Russia and North America. Outside the short breeding period in the Arctic it has a nearly worldwide coastal distribution. Within the former Ge...

By Peter Prokosch

Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, female breeding, Sterlegova (75.26N 89.09E.), Taimyr, Russia The Grey Plover is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the high Arctic of Russia and North America. Outside the short breeding period in the Arctic it has a nearly worldwide coastal distribution. Within the former Ge...

By Peter Prokosch

Coast North-East Taimyr, Russia, July 1989 Within the former German-Soviet Environmental Agreement in the years 1989-1991 3 biological expeditions to the Taimyr peninsular in northernmost Siberia were performed. They laid the ground for the establishment (1993) o...

By Peter Prokosch

Tidal Flats near Maria Prontechava Bay, 75.24N 113.45E, East Taimyr, Russia, July 1989 Within the former German-Soviet Environmental Agreement in the years 1989-1991 3 biological expeditions to the Taimyr peninsular in northernmost Siberia were performed. They laid the ground for the establishment (1993) o...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Meditaranien Coast of Egypt Apart from the Nile Valley, the majority of Egypt's landscape is desert, with a few oases scattered about. Winds create prolific sand dunes that peak at more than 100 feet (30 m) high. Egypt includes parts of the Sahara ...

By Peter Prokosch

Peary Land, Northern Greenland Peary Land in the North of Greenland and with Oodaaq island is the northernmost land of the world. The coastline is deeply indented by smaller fjords. Highest peak of Peary Land is Mara Mountain of Roosevelt Mountain Ra...

By Peter Prokosch

Weather-monitoringen, Store Torungen, Coastal Archipelago Park (Sørlandet), Norway The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Store Torungen towards mainland The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Store Torungen towards Arendal The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Store Torungen towards the mainland The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Store Torungen towards West The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen The Herring Gull is one of 5 breeding gull species on the coast of Sørlandet. It can be distinguished from the other light grey-backed but smaller Common Gull by its pink feet and large yellow bill with red spot. The sim...

By Peter Prokosch

Cruise-ship heading for Arendal, Coastal Archipelago Park on the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Lille Torungen towards South The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

Fenno-Scandian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus littoralis), Lille Torungen, Sørlandet, Norway The Fenno-Skandian Rock Pipit is endemic for Fenno-Scandia. Although a small grey bird, which most people will not recognize, it could be "marketed" as a very typical breeding bird of the rocky coast of Sørlandet. Many o...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Kolbjørnsvik, Arendal Common Terns have breeding colonies on particularly protected islands. These bird sanctuaries are closed to visitors from April - July. Terns are long-distant migrants wintering in Africa. The Coastal Archipelago Park o...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

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