Andréeneset is a flat, very barren peninsula of a few kilometres of ice-free land on the west side of Kvitøya, Svalbard’s northeasternmost island. This is the end of the world in the western European Arctic, neighbouring Frans Josef Land is not far from here.
Kvitøya is a rather hostile island. The name, „White Island“, is derived from the ice cap Kvitøyjøkulen that covers most of the 700 square kilometres. There are just a few small spots of ice-free land: Kræmerpynten on the eastern end – Norway’s easternmost land area anywhere – and Hornodden, a small tip of land on the south side, next to Andréeneset in the west.
Andréeneset is quite exposed. Next to the often rough weather, polar bears make landings frequently impossible. If you happen to be lucky enough to go ashore, you can visit the site of the final camp of the Andrée expedition: this is where Salomon August Andrée, Knut Frænkel and Nils Strindberg put up their tent for the last time after the long march over the ice, on 05 October 1897. Their mortal remains and the ruins of the camp were only found 33 years later, in 1930. There is a simple concrete monument on the rocks next to the Andrée site. Andrée, Frænkel and Strindberg received great public attention in Sweden and around the world, they were honoured with a state funeral in Stockholm. Their exact cause of death is still a matter of educated speculation.
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Norwegens arktischer Norden (1): Spitzbergen
Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German. [shop url="https://shop.spitzbergen.de/en/polar-books/70-norwegens-arktischer-norden-1-aerial-arctic-9783937903262.html"] ← Back
Lofoten, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen from the air - Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German, but there is very little text, so I am sure that you will enjoy it regardless which languages you read (or not).
The companion book for the Svalbardhytter poster. The poster visualises the diversity of Spitsbergen‘s huts and their stories in a range of Arctic landscapes. The book tells the stories of the huts in three languages.
Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions.
Join an exciting journey with dog, skis and tent through the wintery wastes of East Greenland! We were five guys and a dog when we started in Ittoqqortoormiit, the northernmost one of two settlements on Greenland’s east coast.
12 postcards which come in a beautifully designed tray. Beautiful images from South Georgia across Antarctica from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea and up to Macquarie Island and Campbell Island.