Atlantic walruses, Hayes Island.
Nikolay Gernet
Tourism in the Franz Josef Land archipelago.
Nikolay GernetFranz Josef Land in the Arctic Ocean was discovered in 1873 during an Austro-Hungarian expedition headed by Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht.
Arctic Fox, Franz Josef Land.
Alexey MolokovskyToday, this archipelago is included into the northernmost and the largest specially protected natural areas of Russia - the Russian Arctic National Park.
Atlantic walrus, Wiener Neustadt Island.
Nikolay GernetTo mark the 150th anniversary of the archipelago’s discovery, the park, along with the State Darwin Museum, prepared an exhibition featuring the incredible nature and inhabitants of this place.
Wiener Neustadt Island.
Nikolay GernetIt exhibits 30 photos that reveal walruses, narwhals and bears against harsh Arctic landscapes.
Tourism in the Franz Josef Land archipelago.
Nikolay Gernet“In the Arctic, you have a feeling of something unreal, as if you’ve arrived on a different planet. Because the fog there is different, the clouds are different, the sunsets are different, the rainbow is different. It has some special purity, almost sterility, and that’s why you so acutely feel the need to protect, to preserve, to show it to all those who will not have the chance to travel here,” Nikolay Gernet, an employee of the national park and one of the exhibition’s creators, explains.
A family of narwhals in the waters of Franz Josef Land.
Kirill UyutnovThe exhibition will be on display at the State Darwin Museum until February 18, 2024.
Sea sandpiper, island Champa, Franz Josef Land.
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