Audun Hjelle Bücher

Published by Norsk Polarinstitutt, Oslo, this small book contains a wealth of detailed information about the geology of Svalbard. The 163 pages includes color photos, maps, and a larger folded color map of the breakdown of rocks in the area. Contents cover the geological exploration, polar region, what took in Svalbard and when, southern Spitsbergen, Northwestern Spitsbergen, Northeastern Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet, the islands in the east, Bjornoya (Bear Island), economic geology, tasks and challenges ahead, taking care of Svalbard, bibliography and index.