This is an immense effort, and without the dedication of Adolf Hoel and his kind, it is in no way certain that Svalbard would have come under Norwegian sovereignty. And a Norway without Svalbard would, to a large degree, […]
Stikkord: polar history
Eirik the Red’s Land: the land that never was
I have never really been that interested in polar history. That is, until I started working at the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø, Norway, in 2005. The archives, library and image collections there dates back […]
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