News Headline
“It shows there is hope.” Off Svalbard, an encounter with the largest animal that has ever lived
Source
National Geographic
Publication Date
2022-01-27
IT'S EARLY August and the research vessel Barba sails at 80 degrees north along the coastline of Svalbard. The endless Arctic sun lies low on the horizon, the ocean is calm, and the temperate a mild 5 degrees.