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# Voyage of  “The Noorderlicht”  in pictures
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/article-1294jsp/
- Published: 2003-06-18T23:06:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-17T11:13:19.000Z
- Author: Caspar Henderson
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 19:08, #ImagesUploaded

![011_NORD_boardshipFS.jpg](https://www.opendemocracy.net/content/files/2026/04/011_NORD_boardshipFS_1jLqtbV-1776424230452.jpg)

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

![003_NORD_shipmenFS.jpg](https://www.opendemocracy.net/content/files/2026/04/003_NORD_shipmenFS_zTw6lUr-1776424230445.jpg)

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Shore party from the Noorderlicht at HornsundPhoto credit: Caspar Henderson

![0011_NORD_sealFS2.jpg](https://www.opendemocracy.net/content/files/2026/04/0011_NORD_sealFS2_R5mcK6P-1776424230523.jpg)

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Harbour Seal sunbathing near La Recherche glacierPhoto credit: Caspar Henderson

![005_NORD_rockslice.jpg](https://www.opendemocracy.net/content/files/2026/04/005_NORD_rockslice_1Hcq4YW-1776424230562.jpg)

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A rock sliced apart by harsh winter frostPhoto credit: Caspar Henderson

![006_NORD_walrusFS1.jpg](https://www.opendemocracy.net/content/files/2026/04/006_NORD_walrusFS1_5zkbiVt-1776424230590.jpg)

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

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

![0013_NORD_patchesFS.jpg](https://www.opendemocracy.net/content/files/2026/04/0013_NORD_patchesFS_HdtcXxz-1776424230569.jpg)

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Spitsbergen landscapePhoto credit: Caspar Henderson

![0010_NORD_boat2565.jpg](https://www.opendemocracy.net/content/files/2026/04/0010_NORD_boat2565_mOzWzVF-1776424230624.jpg)

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

Read [Cape Farewell: an Arctic diary](https://www.opendemocracy.net/articles/View.jsp?id=1244) \- the account in words of the voyage of *The Noorderlicht*