Track phytoplankton bloom mechanisms in the Southern Ocean sea-ice zone

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Science to inform management of Norwegian Antarctic krill fisheries

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The safest transport to/from Troll

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Student heads to the North Pole to study the South Pole

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Melting of an ice shelf in East Antarctica is linked to summer warming of the ocean surface

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Peter I Øy

Peter I Øy lies 450 kilometres from the west coast of continental…

Dronning Maud Land

Dronning Maud Land constitutes a sixth of the Antarctic Continent, and it is almost seven times larger than Norway. The area borders the British sector in the west and to the Australian sector of the east. Dronning Maud Land was annexed by Norway 14 January 1939. It covers the area between 20 ° W and 45 ° A. The area was named after Queen Maud of Norway (1869–1938).

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