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2 days ago · The first ship, KV Jan Mayen, was delivered in early 2023. These vessels will complement NoCGV Svalbard which predominantly serves Svalbard and the surrounding waters. In 2023, Norway also announced the acquisition of six MH-60R helicopters which are to be initially deployed with the Coast Guard, though they are to be prepared to be equipped ...
- Visa Policy of Svalbard
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- Svalbard Church
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- History of Svalbard
The polar archipelago of Svalbard was first discovered by...
- Climate of Svalbard
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- Svalbard Airport, Longyear
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- Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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- Svalbard Reindeer
The Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is a...
- Visa Policy of Svalbard
May 15, 2024 · barren volcanic spoon-shaped island with some moss and grass flora; island consists of two parts: a larger northeast Nord-Jan (the spoon "bowl") and the smaller Sor-Jan (the "handle"), linked by a 2.5 km-wide isthmus (the "stem") with two large lakes, Sorlaguna (South Lagoon) and Nordlaguna (North Lagoon)
May 15, 2024 · Country name. conventional long form: none conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago) etymology: 12th century Norse accounts speak of the discovery of a "Svalbard" - literally "cold shores" - but they may have referred to Jan Mayen Island or eastern Greenland; the archipelago was traditionally known as Spitsbergen, but Norway ...
May 8, 2024 · New research may show connections between local Indigenous communities and the settlers from Roanoke. Image Credit: EWY Media/Shutterstock.com. New archaeological evidence shines a light on the ...
May 10, 2024 · Welcome to Aurora Expeditions’ Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard expedition.From the lush green mosses and bustling bird cliffs of Iceland to the stark, sublime volcanic beauty of Jan Mayen and following... 13 Days. From USD $10,156.00/pp.
May 22, 2024 · Port Map. Schedule. Wiki. Hotels. News. Port Jan Mayen Island cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Jan Mayen Island, Arctic Norway.
May 22, 2024 · to top. History: On 1 May 1943 a ski jumping competition was held on Jan Mayen island in the Arctic Ocean, on a snow jump at the south-eastern slope of mount Danielssenkrateret. 15 jumpers took part, around half of the weathermen and soldiers on the island, most of them taking turns jumping on one pair of jumping skis that had been sent from Iceland earlier that winter.
