The expedition to the Jan Mayen Island 1882-1883 was the Austro-Hungarian contribution to the First International Polar Year (1881-1884). The Austro-Hungarian naval officer, Karl Weyprecht initiated the endeavour while the expenses of the expedition were covered particularly by Count Hans Wilczek and by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. The North Pole Expedition to Jan Mayen set off in April 1882 and stayed for one year at the island. Among others, the expedition members provided extensive mapping of the area, their maps being of such quality that they were used until the 1950’s.

The expedition to the Jan Mayen Island 1882-1883 was the Austro-Hungarian contribution to the First International Polar Year (1881-1884). The Austro-Hungarian naval officer, Karl Weyprecht initiated the endeavour while the expenses of the expedition were covered particularly by Count Hans Wilczek and by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. The North Pole Expedition to Jan Mayen set off in April 1882 and stayed for one year at the island. Among others, the expedition members provided extensive mapping of the area, their maps being of such quality that they were used until the 1950’s.

The expedition to the Jan Mayen Island 1882-1883 was the Austro-Hungarian contribution to the First International Polar Year (1881-1884). The Austro-Hungarian naval officer, Karl Weyprecht initiated the endeavour while the expenses of the expedition were covered particularly by Count Hans Wilczek and by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. The North Pole Expedition to Jan Mayen set off in April 1882 and stayed for one year at the island. Among others, the expedition members provided extensive mapping of the area, their maps being of such quality that they were used until the 1950’s.

The expedition to the Jan Mayen Island 1882-1883 was the Austro-Hungarian contribution to the First International Polar Year (1881-1884). The Austro-Hungarian naval officer, Karl Weyprecht initiated the endeavour while the expenses of the expedition were covered particularly by Count Hans Wilczek and by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. The North Pole Expedition to Jan Mayen set off in April 1882 and stayed for one year at the island. Among others, the expedition members provided extensive mapping of the area, their maps being of such quality that they were used until the 1950’s.

The expedition to the Jan Mayen Island 1882-1883 was the Austro-Hungarian contribution to the First International Polar Year (1881-1884). The Austro-Hungarian naval officer, Karl Weyprecht initiated the endeavour while the expenses of the expedition were covered particularly by Count Hans Wilczek and by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. The North Pole Expedition to Jan Mayen set off in April 1882 and stayed for one year at the island. Among others, the expedition members provided extensive mapping of the area, their maps being of such quality that they were used until the 1950’s.

The expedition to the Jan Mayen Island 1882-1883 was the Austro-Hungarian contribution to the First International Polar Year (1881-1884). The Austro-Hungarian naval officer, Karl Weyprecht initiated the endeavour while the expenses of the expedition were covered particularly by Count Hans Wilczek and by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. The North Pole Expedition to Jan Mayen set off in April 1882 and stayed for one year at the island. Among others, the expedition members provided extensive mapping of the area, their maps being of such quality that they were used until the 1950’s.

Det russiske fryseskipet "Petrozavodsk" grunnstøtte ved fuglefjellet på Bjørnøya 11. mai 2009, og ble forlatt der. The Russian freezer ship ran aground near the bird cliff at Bjørnøya 11. May 2009, and was abandoned there. Flyfotoa /aerial photo: s2009_13819_00094_13

Det russiske fryseskipet "Petrozavodsk" grunnstøtte ved fuglefjellet på Bjørnøya 11. mai 2009, og ble forlatt der. The Russian freezer ship ran aground near the bird cliff at Bjørnøya 11. May 2009, and was abandoned there. Flyfotoa /aerial photo: s2009_13819_00094_13

Det russiske fryseskipet "Petrozavodsk" grunnstøtte ved fuglefjellet på Bjørnøya 11. mai 2009, og ble forlatt der. The Russian freezer ship ran aground near the bird cliff at Bjørnøya 11. May 2009, and was abandoned there. Flyfotoa /aerial photo: s2009_obv_00040_I3-rot_3

Det russiske fryseskipet "Petrozavodsk" grunnstøtte ved fuglefjellet på Bjørnøya 11. mai 2009, og ble forlatt der. The Russian freezer ship ran aground near the bird cliff at Bjørnøya 11. May 2009, and was abandoned there. Flyfotoa /aerial photo: s2009_obv_00040_I3-rot_3

Det russiske fryseskipet "Petrozavodsk" grunnstøtte ved fuglefjellet på Bjørnøya 11. mai 2009, og ble forlatt der. The Russian freezer ship ran aground near the bird cliff at Bjørnøya 11. May 2009, and was abandoned there. Flyfotoa /aerial photo: s2009_obv_00040_I3-rot

Forskere fra Norsk Polarinstitutt og Sør-Afrika på feltearbeid på Bouvetøya

Daption capense Flekkpetrell Cape Petrel

Daption capense Flekkpetrell Cape Petrel

Daption capense Flekkpetrell Cape Petrel

Forskere fra Norsk Polarinstitutt og Sør-Afrika på feltearbeid på Bouvetøya

Forskere fra Norsk Polarinstitutt og Sør-Afrika på feltearbeid på Bouvetøya

Forskere fra Norsk Polarinstitutt og Sør-Afrika på feltearbeid på Bouvetøya

Utsettingstoktet 2018. Vedlikehold på fyret på Festningen. Festningen er en bratt klippe i Isfjorden, nær Barentsburg. Utfordringen ble å få helikopteret til å lande på det lille området. Tross vind gikk det på andre forsøk.