Farthest North Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: van Meurs, Rinie, Splettstoesser, John F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2003
• Subjects: Algae; Animal distribution; Animal tracks; Animals; Arctic foxes; Expeditions; Polar bears; Sea birds; Sea ice; Fram Basin; Arctic Ocean; North Pole; Arctic; Franz Josef Land; Lone; Longyearbyen; Svalbard; Todd; Alopex lagopus; Arctic Fox; Icebreaker; Phoca hispida; polar bear; ringed seal; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63685

On 5 August 2001, while on a cruise with tourists from Longyearbyen, Svalbard, to the Geographic North Pole, we sighted a lone polar bear (Ursus maritimus) from the Russian icebreaker Yamal at a site we believe to be the northernmost record of this species. The adult bear was seen walking slowly on...