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Þórunn Þórðardóttir HF 300
''Þórunn Þórðardóttir HF'' 300 is a research vessel belonging to the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute in Iceland. It replaced ''Bjarni'' ''Sæmundsson'' HF 30 which served as their marine research vessel from 1970 until 2025. The ship was built in Spain and was launched in January 2024. It underwent navigation and equipment tests in November 2024. The ship was named after Þórunn Þórðardóttir, who was a marine biologist who pioneered research on planktonic algae and primary production in the seas around Iceland. The ship is 69.80 meters long and 13.20 meters wide. See also * List of research vessels by country Research vessels by country include: Algeria * RV ''Belkacem Grine'' (2010) Angola * RV ''Baía Farta'' * ''Pensador'' Argentina * * * * ARA ''Austral'' * ARA ''Cormorán'' Australia * RSV ''Nuyina'' * RSV * RV ''Frankli ... References {{Reflist Research vessels Ships of Iceland 2024 ships ...
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Research Vessel
A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel but others require a dedicated vessel. Due to the demanding nature of the work, research vessels may be constructed around an icebreaker hull, allowing them to operate in polar waters. History The research ship had origins in the early voyages of exploration. By the time of James Cook's ''Endeavour'', the essentials of what today we would call a research ship are clearly apparent. In 1766, the Royal Society hired Cook to travel to the Pacific Ocean to observe and record the transit of Venus across the Sun. The ''Endeavour'' was a sturdy vessel, well designed and equipped for the ordeals she would face, and fitted out with facilities for her "research personnel", Joseph Banks. As is common with contemporary research vessels, ''Endeavour'' also carried out more t ...
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Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ...
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Þórunn Þórðardóttir
Þórunn Þórðardóttir ''mag.scient.'' (15 May 1925 – 11 December 2007) was a pioneer in research on planktonic algae and primary productivity in the ocean around Iceland. Þórunn worked her entire career at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute in Iceland. Education Þórunn graduated from Reykjavík Junior College in 1944. After that, she began studying biology at Lund University in Sweden, but then moved to the University of Oslo, Norway, where she enrolled in a specialist course in marine biology with Trygve Braarud, a university professor at University of Oslo, with an emphasis on phytoplankton. Þórunn's research project and final thesis dealt with studies of phytoplankton growth in the sea off northern Iceland. In 1950 and 1953, Þórunn went on expeditions with the Icelandic coast guard ship Mária Júlía and collected samples for her final project. Þórunn received a Master’s in Science degree in marine biology with a specialization in phytoplankton ...
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Morgunblaðið
''Morgunblaðið'' (, ''The Morning Paper'') is an Icelandic daily newspaper. ''Morgunblaðið''s website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland. It is currently the country's only daily printed newspaper and the newspaper of record. History ''Morgunblaðið'' was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of Iceland's first president, Sveinn Björnsson. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913. On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed a caricature by Sigmúnd Jóhannsson which featured the first landings on Surtsey. He became a permanent cartoonist for ''Morgunblaðið'' in 1975 and worked there until October 2008. In a controversial decision, the owners of the paper decided in September 2009 to appoint Davíð Oddsson, a member of the Independence Party, Iceland's longest-serving Prime Minister and former Governor of the Central Bank, as one of the two editors of the paper. In May 2010, Helgi Sigurðsson w ...
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List Of Research Vessels By Country
Research vessels by country include: Algeria * RV ''Belkacem Grine'' (2010) Angola * RV ''Baía Farta'' * ''Pensador'' Argentina * * * * ARA ''Austral'' * ARA ''Cormorán'' Australia * RSV ''Nuyina'' * RSV * RV ''Franklin'' * RV ''Investigator'' * (1973-1998) * MV ''Nella Dan'' * RV ''Southern Surveyor'' * RV ''Solander'' * RV ''Cape Ferguson'' Survey vessels * (1946-1964) * (1943-1945) * (1990) * (1944) * (1959-1980) * (1906-1914) * HMAS ''Flinders'' (1981-1990) * (1959-1966) * (1956-1958) * (1944-1956) * (2000) * (2000) * (1989) * (1933-1934, 1935-1946) * (1964-1999) * (1989) * (1943-1946) * (1990) * (1952-1666) Bangladesh * RV ''Meen Shandhani'' (2016) * CVASU Research Vessel Belgium (EU) * RV ''Belgica'' (transferred to Ukraine, now RV ''Borys Aleksandrov'') * RV ''Zeeleeuw'' * RV ''Simon Stevin'' Bermuda * RV ''Atlantic Explorer'' Brazil * RV ''Professor W. Besnard'' (1967-2008) * RV ''Atlântico Sul'' (19 ...
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Research Vessels
A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel but others require a dedicated vessel. Due to the demanding nature of the work, research vessels may be constructed around an icebreaker Hull (watercraft), hull, allowing them to operate in polar waters. History The research ship had origins in the early voyages of exploration. By the time of James Cook's HM Bark Endeavour, ''Endeavour'', the essentials of what today we would call a research ship are clearly apparent. In 1766, the Royal Society hired Cook to travel to the Pacific Ocean to observe and record the transit of Venus across the Sun. The ''Endeavour'' was a sturdy vessel, well designed and equipped for the ordeals she would face, and fitted out with facilities for her "research personnel", Joseph Banks. As is common with contemporary research vessels, ''End ...
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Ships Of Iceland
A ship is a large watercraft, vessel that travels the world's oceans and other Waterway, navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose. Ships have supported Geographic exploration, exploration, Global trade, trade, Naval warfare, warfare, Human migration, migration, colonization, and science. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce. The word ''ship'' has meant, depending on the era and the context, either just a large vessel or specifically a Full-rigged ship, ship-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts, each of which is Square rig, square-rigged. The earliest historical evidence of boats is found in Egypt during the 4th millennium BCE. In 2024, ships had a global cargo capacity of 2.4 billion tons, with the three largest classes being ships carrying dry bulk (43%), ...
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