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Kvitøya
Kvitøya (English: "White Island") is an island in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, with an area of . It is the easternmost part of the Kingdom of Norway. The closest Russian Arctic possession, Victoria Island, lies only to the east of Kvitøya. The island is almost completely covered by Kvitøyjøkulen, an ice cap with an area of with a classical, hourglass-shaped dome, which has given it its name. The few ice-free land areas are each only a few square kilometres large and very barren and rocky, the largest being Andréeneset on the southwest corner of the island. Kvitøya is a part of the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve. Etymology The present name was given by whaler Johan Kjeldsen of Tromsø in 1876. The original spelling of the name from 1876 was ''Hvidøen'' ( Danish–Norwegian). In 1927, it was changed to ''Kvitøya''. Like other names in the Norwegian Arctic and Antarctic islands and areas the Nynorsk form of Norwegian is used in the name – the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition
Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 was a failed Swedish effort to reach the North Pole, resulting in the deaths of all three expedition members, Salomon August Andrée, S. A. Andrée, Knut Frænkel, and Nils Strindberg. Andrée proposed a voyage by hydrogen balloon from Svalbard to either Russia or Canada, which was to pass, with luck, straight over the North Pole on the way. The scheme was received with patriotic enthusiasm in Sweden during the late 19th century, Sweden, a northern nation that had fallen behind in the race for the North Pole. Andrée ignored many early signs of the dangers associated with his balloon plan. Being able to steer the balloon to some extent was essential for a safe journey, but there was much evidence that the drag-rope steering technique he had invented was ineffective. Worse, the polar balloon (''Eagle'') was delivered directly to Svalbard from its manufacturer in Paris without being tested. When measurements showed it to be leaking more g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvitøya
Kvitøya (English: "White Island") is an island in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, with an area of . It is the easternmost part of the Kingdom of Norway. The closest Russian Arctic possession, Victoria Island, lies only to the east of Kvitøya. The island is almost completely covered by Kvitøyjøkulen, an ice cap with an area of with a classical, hourglass-shaped dome, which has given it its name. The few ice-free land areas are each only a few square kilometres large and very barren and rocky, the largest being Andréeneset on the southwest corner of the island. Kvitøya is a part of the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve. Etymology The present name was given by whaler Johan Kjeldsen of Tromsø in 1876. The original spelling of the name from 1876 was ''Hvidøen'' ( Danish–Norwegian). In 1927, it was changed to ''Kvitøya''. Like other names in the Norwegian Arctic and Antarctic islands and areas the Nynorsk form of Norwegian is used in the name – the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratvaag Expedition
The ''Bratvaag'' Expedition was a Norwegian expedition in 1930 led by Dr. Gunnar Horn, whose official tasks were hunting seals and to study glaciers and seas in the Svalbard Arctic region. The name of the expedition was taken from its ship, M/S ''Bratvaag'' of Ålesund, in which captain Peder Eliassen had sailed the Arctic seas for more than twenty years. The ''Bratvaag'' Expedition had a secret, but important mission: the annexation of Victoria Island for Norway. Although a successful landing on the island was achieved, Victoria Island was later annexed by the Soviet Union. The ''Bratvaag'' Expedition became nevertheless well-known due to the findings on Kvitøya of the long-lost remains of the Swedish explorer S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897. Background Victoria Island was discovered on 20 July 1898 by two Norwegian sealing captains, Johannes Nilsen and Ludvig Bernard Sebulonsen. The next day, captain P. W. Nilsen of the steam yacht ''Victoria'', own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andréeneset
Andréeneset is headland at the southwestern point of the island of Kvitøya in the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. One of the few ice-free land areas on the island, it is barren and rocky. It is named after engineer and Arctic explorer Salomon August Andrée Salomon August Andrée (18 October 1854 – October 1897), during his lifetime most often known as S. A. Andrée, was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic No .... See also * Hornodden References Headlands of Svalbard Kvitøya {{svalbard-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salomon August Andrée
Salomon August Andrée (18 October 1854 – October 1897), during his lifetime most often known as S. A. Andrée, was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. The balloon expedition was unsuccessful in reaching the Pole and resulted in the deaths of all three of its participants. Early life and influences Andrée was born in the small town of Gränna, Sweden; as a child, he was very close to his mother, especially following the death of his father in 1870. He attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, earning a degree in mechanical engineering in 1874. In 1876, Andrée traveled to the United States, where he attended the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, and was employed as a janitor at the event's Swedish Pavilion. While on this trip, Andrée spent his free time reading a book on trade winds and also met with an American balloonist, John Wis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve
Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve () is located in the north-eastern part of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. The nature reserve covers all of Nordaustlandet, Kong Karls Land, Kvitøya, Sjuøyane, Storøya, Lågøya, Wilhelm Island, Wahlbergøya and a small section of the north-east corner of Spitsbergen. The reserve is , of which is on land and is on water—making it the largest preserved area in Norway (including national parks). It includes the largest glacier in Norway, Austfonna, as well as Vestfonna and parts of Olav V Land. The reserve has been protected since 1 July 1973 and borders in the south to Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve. Description Three-quarters of Nordaustlandet is covered by glaciers, the largest being Austfonna at . The landscape has low, rounded hills and plains, created by glaciation during former ice ages. Most of the reserve has little or no vegetation, and the reserve belongs to the polar desert. The nature reserve is used by scientist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Kjeldsen
Johan Kiil Kjeldsen (1840 – 1909) was a Norwegian skipper. He took part in many Arctic expeditions and is credited with the discovery of Kvitøya. Early life Kjeldsen was born in the village of Bakkejord on Kvaløya. He went on his first Arctic voyage in 1856. Master of ''Isbjørnen'' In 1871, he served as captain of the sloop ''Isbjørn'' for Karl Weyprecht and Julius Payer on an expedition to probe the area between Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya for navigability. They first attempted to reach Gillis Land from the east coast of Svalbard. Gillis Land had been sighted by Dutchman Cornelis Giles in 1707, but had proven elusive since. Many supposed that it was a fairly large landmass. Kjeldsen and the Norwegian crew were opposed to this route, as they knew from experience that the ice conditions in that area were typically bad. This view was proven correct when the ship was unable to advance and damaged by ice. Having no success here, ''Isbjørn'' sailed east and managed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svalbard Archipelago
Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of continental Europe, mainland Europe, it lies 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 (37,673 km2), followed in size by Nordaustlandet (14,443 km2), (5,073 km2), and Barentsøya (1,288 km2). Bear Island (Norway), Bjørnøya or Bear Island (178 km2) is the most southerly island in the territory, situated some 147 km south of Spitsbergen. Other small islands in the group include Hopen (Svalbard), Hopen to the southeast of Edgeøya, Kongsøya and Svenskøya in the east, and Kvitøya to the northeast. The largest settlement is Longyearbyen, situated in Isfjor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvitøyjøkulen
Kvitøyjøkulen is a large icecap on the island of Kvitøya in the Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of continental Europe, mainland Europe, it lies about midway be ... archipelago. The icecap covers most of the island, which has an area between 600 and 700 square kilometers. References Glaciers of Svalbard Kvitøya {{svalbard-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Island (Russian Arctic)
Victoria Island (; ''Ostrov Viktoriya'') is a small Arctic island of the Russian Federation. It is located at , halfway between the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land. Geography This westernmost of all Russian Arctic islands is administered as part of Franz Josef Land and belongs to the Arkhangelsk Oblast administrative division of the Russian Federation. The maximum height of Victoria Island is . The Northwestern cape is known as Cape Knipovich (; ''Mys Knipovicha''). Ice cap Victoria Island has a surface area of and was formerly almost completely covered by an ice cap where the highest point reached above sea level.Andrey F. Glazovskiy: ''Russian Arctic'', Ch. 2.7 in: Jacek Jania, Jon Ove Hagen (Ed.)''Mass Balance of Arctic Glaciers''(PDF; 132 kB), IASC Report No. 5, Sosnowiec-Oslo 1996. In the 1990s there was an area of about at the northern end of the island that was unglaciated. Since then the ice cover has retreated an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Strindberg
Nils Strindberg (4 September 1872 – October 1897) was a Swedish photographer and scientist. He was one of the three members of S. A. Andrée's ill-fated Arctic balloon expedition of 1897. Biography Nils Strindberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of wholesaler Johan Oscar Strindberg and Aurora Helena Rosalie Lundgren. His younger brother, Tore Strindberg (1882-1968), was a noted sculptor. His father's cousin was playwright and novelist August Strindberg (1849–1912). Strindberg graduated from Norra Real in Stockholm during 1890. He received his Bachelor of Arts (''fil.kand.'') at Uppsala University in 1893. In 1895, received a post as lector at the Stockholm University. In the spring of 1896 he traveled to Paris to study gas balloon flight. Strindberg was invited to the Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 to create a photographic aerial record of the arctic. Before perishing on Kvitøya (White Island) with Andrée and Knut Frænkel, Strindberg recorded on film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
