Voyage of 'The Noorderlicht' in pictures

Caspar Henderson, 18 June 2003
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For two weeks, openDemocracy’s Globalisation editor, Caspar Henderson, was on board the 93-year old ship “The Noorderlicht” – sailing to the Arctic in an innovative expedition that fused art, film and science to monitor and communicate the impact of global warming. Here we present some of the pictures he took, as well as some by fellow voyager Dan Harvey.


Sailing to Ultima Thule – The Noorderlicht approaches Bear Island shortly before 1am
Photo credit: Caspar Henderson


Shore party from the Noorderlicht at Hornsund
Photo credit: Caspar Henderson


Harbour Seal sunbathing near La Recherche glacier
Photo credit: Caspar Henderson


A rock sliced apart by harsh winter frost
Photo credit: Caspar Henderson


Walruses at Richardlaguna, Prins Karls Forland
Photo credit: Dan Harvey


Whale rib and partly restored seventeenth century hut. Decay is very slow in the Arctic
Photo credit: Caspar Henderson


Spitsbergen landscape
Photo credit: Caspar Henderson


Whaling boats untouched since the 1920s and the last great Beluga hunts
Photo credit: Dan Harvey

Read Cape Farewell: an Arctic diary - the account in words of the voyage of The Noorderlicht

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