Mestersvig, also called Mesters Vig, is a military outpost located in Scoresby Land, on the southwestern shore of

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, NE

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. It has a 1,800 m gravel

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. This airport is located near the

Stauning Alps The Stauning Alps () are a large system of mountain ranges in Scoresby Land, King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively the Stauning Alps are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. This mountainous area was n ...

mountainous area.

History

From 1956 to 1963, Mestersvig was a

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and

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. Later Mestersvig used to be the only permanent station in the

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; however, all of the 1986 population of 40 has been split up into the three newer Northeast Greenland National Park research stations (

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and

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) except a permanent population of two people, although tourists visit the station occasionally. In September 2015, as part of the newest defence agreement to increase the enforcement of sovereignty in Greenland, Mission Mestersvig was executed. The mission was to test the responsiveness of the

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and if the equipment could handle winter weather. HDMS ''Thetis'', parts of the

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, Hunter Corps and the

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all participated in the exercise.

References

Research stations in Greenland {{Greenland-geo-stub

History

See also

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