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Norway Refuses Oil Industry Access to ‘Billions of Barrels’ Beneath Arctic Natural Wonder

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The largest parliamentary party in Norway has delivered a significant blow to the country’s huge oil industry after withdrawing support for explorative drilling off the Lofoten islands in the Arctic, which are considered a natural wonder, reports the Independent. You might also like: Svalbard Trip Report 2018 | Skiing & Sailing Deep Within The Arctic Circle The move creates a large […]

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VIDEO: Lofoten, The Place Where Snow, Mountains and Oceans Merge Together

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“The Lofoten is a chain of Islands stretching deep into the Arctic ocean in Norway. Traditional Lofoten is known as one of the richest fishing grounds in the world, but more recently it has become known for it’s excellent ski touring. The BMT team, Austin Ross, Stian Hagen, Ingrid Backstrom and Christina Lusti travelled to Lofoten in February, quite early […]

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