Natural Sciences in the Polar Regions

Norwegian Polar Institute

Tromsø, Svalbard, Natural Sciences The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway’s central institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions.

The National Ice Center

the Polar Regions, Meteorology

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Antarctica, Meteorology A resource for data and information about all forms of snow and ice.

The Continental Shelf Project

Denmark, the Polar Regions, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Foreign Affairs, Geology, Law Exploring for extended continental shelf claims off Greenland and the Faroe Islands - geological perspectives. Five potential claim areas have been identified off the Fareo Islands and Greenland, potentially including the North Pole.

Glacier

Antarctica, Meteorology, Geology A website all about Antarctica and the part Antarctica plays in our global system of weather and climate and oceans and geology.

Nordlysstasjonen in Adventdalen

Norway, Svalbard, Astrophysics, Weather Aurora borealis - northern light

Ross Sea Info

Antarctica, Geology, Marine Mammals A great area of snow, ice, and occasional rock which goes on forever with little else besides the wearying wind

Villreinen

Vest-Agder, Svalbard, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Hedmark, Hordaland, Oppland, Rogaland, Sør-Trøndelag, Telemark, Hunting, Ecology Wild reindeer in Norway

Welcome to the Ice

Antarctica, Meteorology This site contains lots of cool Antarctic stuff, including lots of pictures taken during my trips to Antarctica,trip journals, a frequently asked questions section, a summary of thehistory of Ross Island, Antarctica, and links to other Antarctic sites.

SvalSat

Kongsberg, Svalbard, Satellites, Aerospace, Geography, Natural Sciences Svalbard Satellite Station is owned and operated by Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT), a Norwegian for profitcompany owned 50-50% by the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC) and Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KDA).