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Tourism in Antarctica The most visited part of Antarctica is the Antarctic Peninsular, opposite South America. The Antarctic Treaty provides guidelines, which have to be followed by tourists and expedition organizers. Tourist operators with s...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) with tourists in background, Antarctic Peninsula Adélie penguins are named after the wife of the French Antarctic explorer Dumont d'Urville. They breed in very large colonies, often 20,000 - 30,000 birds, sometimes more than 100,000, all around the Antarctic continent....

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Tourists watch Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophagus), Antarctic Peninsular The most visited part of Antarctica is the Antarctic Peninsular, opposite South America. The Antarctic Treaty provides guidelines, which have to be followed by tourists and expedition organizers. Tourist operators with s...

By Peter Prokosch

Tourist watching Adëlie penguins, Antarctic Peninsular The most visited part of Antarctica is the Antarctic Peninsular, opposite South America. The Antarctic Treaty provides guidelines, which have to be followed by tourists and expedition organizers. Tourist operators with s...

By Peter Prokosch

Tourist/photograther with Imperial Shags (Phalaracrocorax atriceps), Antarctic Peninsular The most visited part of Antarctica is the Antarctic Peninsular, opposite South America. The Antarctic Treaty provides guidelines, which have to be followed by tourists and expedition organizers. Tourist operators with s...

By Peter Prokosch

Tourists visiting bird cliff, Alkefjellet, Svalbard WWF once facilitated a process of developing Arctic guidelines for tourists and tour companies. Representatives from local communities, governments, different sectors of the tourism industry, conservation organisations a...

By Peter Prokosch

Raftsund, Lofoten/Vesterålen, Norway Raftsund between the Norwegian archipelagos of Lofoten and Vesterålen. It is one of the most scenic fjords in Northern Norway, visited by cruise ships. Tourists are getting impressed by the beauty of nature and often ta...

By Peter Prokosch

Trollfjord, Lofoten/Vesterålen, Norway The Trollfjord (Trollfjorden) is a 2 km long sidearm of the Raftsund between the Norwegian archipelagos of Lofoten and Vesterålen. With its narrow entrance and steep-sided mountains, Trollfjord cuts westwards from the Ra...

By Peter Prokosch

Sea eagle safari, Trollfjord, Lofoten/Vesterålen, Norway The Trollfjord (Trollfjorden) is a 2 km long sidearm of the Raftsund between the Norwegian archipelagos of Lofoten and Vesterålen. With its narrow entrance and steep-sided mountains, Trollfjord cuts westwards from the Ra...

By Peter Prokosch

Lofoten islands, Norway The archipelago of the Lofoten is one of the most visited tourist destinations in North-Norwegian because of its natural beauty. It is also surrounded by one of the most productive fishing grounds, both factors, which le...

By Peter Prokosch

Bø, Vesterålen, Norway The archipelago of the Vesterålen, North of the Lofoten, is a highly visited tourist destinations in North-Norwegian because of its natural beauty. It is also surrounded by one of the most productive fishing grounds, bot...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Tidal flats at Westerhever, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Germany The Dutch-German-Danish Wadden Sea attracts millions of tourists, many of them paricularly interested in nature, e.g. bird watchers. The Wadden Sea with its tidal flats, tidal creeks, estuaries, salt marshes, beaches, du...

By Peter Prokosch

Tourists photographing thick-billed guillemots, Alkefjelet, Svalbard WWF once facilitated a process of developing Arctic guidelines for tourists and tour companies. Representatives from local communities, governments, different sectors of the tourism industry, conservation organisations a...

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic expedition tourism, Svalbard WWF once facilitated a process of developing Arctic guidelines for tourists and tour companies. Representatives from local communities, governments, different sectors of the tourism industry, conservation organisations a...

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic mosses, Alkhornet, Svalbard Mosses form an important part of Arctic tundra habitats and grow thickly here, where there is sufficient water and soil. They can be so thick in places that walking on them gives the sensation of stepping on a soft mattr...

By Peter Prokosch

Tourist and reindeer, Svalbard The short-legged and compact Svalbard subspecies of reindeer is one on the wildlife attractions for tourists on Svalbard, often possible to observe from close distance. In the short summer vegetation season reindeer nee...

By Peter Prokosch

polar bear looking for whale cadaver under water, Svalbard More than any other animal, the polar bear, Ursus maritimus, is recognized as the symbol of the Arctic. With white fur and a sub-skin blubber providing insulation, the polar bear has adapted to live in severe cold condit...

By Peter Prokosch

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