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  2. History of Svalbard - Wikipedia

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    Map of Svalbard dating from 1758. ... The first hunting expedition, ... but industrial mining did not start until 1899.

  3. Swedish settlement of Svalbard - Wikipedia

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    The Swedes have settled Svalbard since the turn of the 20th century. The Swedes played a significant role in the early exploration, mining, and scientific study of Svalbard . Swedish interest in the archipelago began with Arctic expeditions led by geologists and explorers such as Otto Martin Torell and Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld .

  4. Svalbard - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded landing on the islands of Svalbard dates to 1604, when an English ship landed at Bjørnøya, or Bear Island, and started hunting walrus. Annual expeditions soon followed, and Spitsbergen became a base for hunting the bowhead whale from 1611.

  5. Spitsbergen - Wikipedia

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    Spitsbergen shares a common polar bear population with the rest of Svalbard and Franz Joseph Land. The Svalbard reindeer (R. tarandus platyrhynchus) is a distinct sub-species. While it was previously almost extinct, hunting is permitted for both it and the Arctic fox. [73] About thirty types of bird are found on Spitsbergen, most of which are ...

  6. Edwards Plateau - Wikipedia

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    The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South and West Texas, United States.It is named in honor of Haden Edwards. [2] It is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east; the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado to the north; and the Pecos River and Chihuahuan Desert to the west. [3]

  7. Helicopters are used to fight the war against wild hogs in ...

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    Texas has been under siege from an invasive non-native species for decades and the battle still rages to this day. Wild hogs have plagued Texas land going back to the early 1900s, tearing up ...

  8. Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland - Wikipedia

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    Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) National Grassland is a national grassland located in the Great Plains of the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas near Decatur, and within an hour's drive from Fort Worth. It is primarily used for recreation, such as hiking, camping, horseback riding, fishing, and hunting.

  9. Texas Game Wardens offer tips for a safe, enjoyable dove hunt

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