A beautiful view of the rugged Svalbard land with the moon high in the sky. This far north, the moon goes over the horizon for...

Beautiful, Rugged Point with Moon

North of Arctic Circle Svalbard

A beautiful view of the rugged Svalbard land with the moon high in the sky. This far north, the moon goes over the horizon for a very short period of time each day. When the voyage started the moon was in a halfmoon phrase but was nearly a full moon at end. March 2026. Photo © copyright by Gary Silvey.