Svalbard The Gallery!

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Every sled in Svalbard has a gun rack. Its the law: leave town and you have to carry a gun because of the polar bear risk. While the residents of Montana might see this as normal, it comes as a little eye-opener to a Brit on the expedition.

Photos and captions by Dan Milner

Svalbard is one of the most remote places on earth. It’s located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. There’s more polar bears than humans that live there. So when Jeremy Jones, and Terje Haakonsen decided to take a trip there, we just had to document it.

Check out the full story in our November issue out now!

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