Traveling deep within one of Norway’s many fjord, National Geographic Orion arrived to Olden. With eyes stretching skyward to see the tops of the fjord, our guests headed to Briksdal Glacier for a view of the remaining ice that once carved through the stone. Walking amidst the valley, many waterfalls crossed our paths. All while the Undersea Specialist team explored the anomaly of a farm flooded in 1908 by a rock slide that interrupted a river’s path.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 18 May 2017
Olden & Briksdal Glacier, 5/18/2017, National Geographic Orion
- Aboard the National Geographic Orion
- Arctic
Paul North, Undersea Specialist
Paul North is the founder of the educational nonprofit Meet the Ocean and host of its online podcast. As a polar diver with Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic, he tours the remote underwater landscapes of Antarctica and other sub-zero destinati...
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David has worked for Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic since 1993 on six continents and in over 65 countries. David is interested in many of the natural sciences, particularly ornithology, geology and marine biology; he most enjoys contrasting...
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