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Von Postbreen
Von Postbreen is a glacier stream in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier is about fifteen kilometers long, and debouches into Tempelfjorden after merging with Tunabreen Tunabreen is a glacier stream at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier is about 23 kilometers long, and divides Sabine Land from Bünsow Land. It starts from Lomonosovfonna, flows southwards between the mountains of Langtunafjella and Ultunafjella Ult .... It is named after Swedish geologist Hampus Adolf von Post. References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Land
Sabine Land ( ) is a land area on the east coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range .... It is named after explorer General Sir Edward Sabine. Among the glaciers in the area is the Nordmannsfonna glacier. References Geography of Svalbard Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway. Constituting the westernmost bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea, and the Greenland Sea. Spitsbergen covers an area of , making it the largest island in Norway and the 36th-largest in the world. The administrative centre is Longyearbyen. Other settlements, in addition to research outposts, are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. Spitsbergen was covered in of ice in 1999, which was approximately 58.5% of the island's total area. The island was first used as a whaling base in the 17th and 18th centuries, after which it was abandoned. Coal mining started at the end of the 19th century, and several permanent com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of continental Europe, mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74th parallel north, 74° to 81st parallel north, 81° north latitude, and from 10th meridian east, 10° to 35th meridian east, 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and . The largest settlement is Longyearbyen. The islands were first used as a base by the Whaling, whalers who sailed far north in the 17th and 18th centuries, after which they were abandoned. Coal mining started at the beginning of the 20th century, and several permanent communities were established. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty, and the 1925 Svalbard Act made Svalbard a full part of the Kingdom of Norway. They also established Svalbard as a free economic zone and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempelfjorden
Tempelfjorden is a fjord branch at the inner end of Sassenfjorden, a part of Isfjorden at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between Sabine Land and Bünsow Land. The fjord is named after the mountain Templet, which resembles a temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called church (building), churches), Hindui .... Between 2002 and 2015, the sailing vessel ''Noorderlicht'' was intentionally frozen into Tempelfjorden every winter. References Fjords of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-fjord-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunabreen
Tunabreen is a glacier stream at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier is about 23 kilometers long, and divides Sabine Land from Bünsow Land. It starts from Lomonosovfonna, flows southwards between the mountains of Langtunafjella and Ultunafjella Ultunafjella is a mountain ridge in Bünsow Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about seven kilometers. At the western side of the ridge is the glacier Brucebreen, and at the eastern side is Tunabreen Tunabreen is a glacier stream at ..., merges with Von Postbreen, and the combined glacier debouches into Tempelfjorden. References Glaciers of Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampus Adolf Von Post
Hampus is a Swedish masculine given name which is the Diminutive, diminutive form of Hans (name), Hans. People with the name include: Given name * Hampus Wilhelm Arnell (1848–1932), Swedish Bryology, bryologist * Hampus Bergdahl (born 1995), Swedish footballer * Hampus Eriksson (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player * Hampus Finndell (born 2000), Swedish football player * Hampus Forsling (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player * Hampus Hellekant (born 1976), Swedish murderer * Hampus Jönsson (born 1991), Swedish football player * Hampus Lindholm (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player * Hampus Nilsson (born 1990), Swedish football player * Hampus Söderström (born 2000), Swedish football player * Hampus Wanne (born 1993), Swedish handball player * Hampus Zackrisson (born 1994), Swedish football player Middle name * Axel Hampus Dalström (1829–1882), Finnish architect * Johan Hampus Furuhjelm (1821–1909), Swedish-speaking Finnish noble References {{given name Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Polar Institute
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI; no, Norsk Polarinstitutt) is Norway's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The NPI is a directorate under Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment. The institute advises Norwegian authorities on matters concerning polar environmental management and is the official environmental management body for Norwegian activities in Antarctica. Activities The institute's activities are focused on environmental research and management in the polar regions. The NPI's researchers investigate biodiversity, climate and environmental toxins in the Arctic and Antarctic, and in this context the institute equips and organizes large-scale expeditions to both polar regions. The institute contributes to national and international climate work, and is an active contact point for the international scientific community. The institute collects and analyses data on the environ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
