Summary Survival on Svalbard, alias Spitzbergen, inside the Artic circle, requires dealing with extreme cold. Top predator is the polar bear, his favorite prey the masterly fishing seal, while polar foxes control the bird population. The island is exceptionally rich in wildlife for the North, on account of the unique bounty of food, enough for hibernation reserves, in its two months non-stop summer, combined with colliding Caribbean and Artic sea currents providing ample nutrients as they also sweep up the nitrates and phosphates that elsewhere usually remain sunk on the ocean floor.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Steve Backshall
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 19, 2012
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Summary Survival on Svalbard, alias Spitzbergen, inside the Artic circle, requires dealing with extreme cold. Top predator is the polar bear, his favorite prey the masterly fishing seal, while polar foxes control the bird population. The island is exceptionally rich in wildlife for the North, on account of the unique bounty of food, enough for hibernation reserves, in its two months non-stop summer, combined with colliding Caribbean and Artic sea currents providing ample nutrients as they also sweep up the nitrates and phosphates that elsewhere usually remain sunk on the ocean floor.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 19, 2012
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
