Welcome to Kongsfjorden in Svalbard. The front of the glaciers terminating into the sea is an ecological hotspot, home to many marine animals, like kittiwakes, who love to hunt here. They feed on small fish and shrimp, which at marine-terminating glacier fronts are brought to the surface by upwelling glacial meltwater. Retreating glaciers lose their contact with the ocean As the planet warms these ...[Read More]
A place called home?
Black-legged kittiwakes in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard.
Photo credit: Geir Wing Gabrielsen/Norwegian Polar Institute.