Site Report: Van Mijenfjorden
Solar Eclipse, Svalbard, March 20, 2015
Van Mijenfjorden
Aurora Borealis
The Scream Eclipse
Ice Chunk
Glacier
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
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Solar Eclipse, Svalbard, March 20, 2015
Van Mijenfjorden
Aurora Borealis
The Scream Eclipse
Ice Chunk
Glacier
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Fjord
Visits
- 2015-03-20: After snowmobiling from Longyearbyen for a few hours through whiteout conditions, we arrived at the cabin in Van Mijenfjorden. The prospects for the eclipse were looking poor, and I was freezing after a bottle of rum broke in my luggage and soaked a couple of my layers. The next day, however, the clouds cleared. During the night, we were treated to a display of the aurora borealis. On the morning of the eclipse, the sky was 100% cloud free. We stood outside in -15 degrees fahrenheit to watch the total eclipse in leisure.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (2 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(2 records)
Class: Birds
(1 record)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(1 record)
- Family: Cervidae
- Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)