Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Whalers gradually accumulated a good geographic knowledge of the coastline, but the interior remained uncharted. [28] The first scientific expedition to Svalbard was the Russian Čičagov Expedition between 1764 and 1766, which passed Svalbard in an unsuccessful attempt to find the Northern Sea Route.
The solution, initially, was to create the company AB Isfjorden-Bellsund, where the stakeholders behind Jernkontoret were guaranteed membership. The joint stock company was formed after a issue on 21 April 1911. [7] The company equipped a new expedition, this time also led by Bertil Högbom, who arrived in Svalbard in the summer of 1911.
The landforms of Svalbard were created through repeated ice ages, when glaciers cut the former plateau into fjords, valleys, and mountains. [29] The tallest peak is Newtontoppen (1,717 m or 5,633 ft), followed by Perriertoppen (1,712 m or 5,617 ft), Ceresfjellet (1,675 m or 5,495 ft), Chadwickryggen (1,640 m or 5,380 ft), and Galileotoppen ...
In this way, the English hoped to head off expansion in the region by the Dutch, at the time their major rival. [24] [25] Initially, the English tried to drive away competitors, but after disputes with the Dutch (1613–24), they, for the most part, only claimed the bays south of Kongsfjorden. [26]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Known for its energy vortexes, this place feels magical in every way. Hike around the serene landscapes, or just take a quiet moment at one of the many crystal shops or spas. Plus, the sunsets are ...
Andrée assured the audience that Arctic summer weather was uniquely suitable for ballooning. The midnight sun would enable observations round the clock, halving the voyage time required, and do away with all need for anchoring at night, which might otherwise be a dangerous business. Neither would the balloon's buoyancy be adversely affected by ...
Here are 10 of the tallest skyscrapers around the world that now sit empty or uncompleted — and how they ended up that way. Beirut Trade Center, Beirut (459 feet) The Burj al-Murr or Beirut ...