Taken from the deck of the Arctic Sunrise, this picture shows the approach to the island of Kvitøya which is the east-most of all the islands in the Svalbard archipelago. The word Kvitøya in Norwegian translates to 'white island' so named because the island's surface is almost entirely covered with snow, feeding the glaciers which flank its coastline.On one corner a sandy/ pebble covered beach supports a walrus colony.