This is Franz Josef Land, the northernmost point in Russia where neither people nor politics exists. I was aboard Poseidon Expeditions’ 114-passenger Sea Spirit for 15 days in the high Arctic, a place I’ve long been curious about. (Jonathan Zaccaria / Poseidon Expeditions) The bow of Poseidon Expeditions' ship M/V Sea Spirit, left. The Franz Josef Land archipelago. MOBILE CAPTION 1 MOBILE CAPTION 2 MOBILE CAPTION 3 Clockwise from top: Svalbard reindeer, Arctic poppies and walruses in Franz Josef Land.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 02, 2018 12:22 UTC