Considered one of the best places in the world to see polar bears, Svalbard is nature at its most pristine, offering majestic mountains, blue sea ice, never-ending glaciers, and a rich animal and marine live that dominate the landscape.  The other highlight of Norway’s Arctic region, Jan Mayen is a largely glaciated island in the Arctic Ocean topped by the dramatic 2,277-meter-high volcano, Mount Beerenberg.