Jump to content

Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
m sp northernmost
No edit summary
Line 17: Line 17:


[[Category:Education in Poland]]
[[Category:Education in Poland]]
[[Category:Nicolaus Copernicus University|Polar]]

Revision as of 10:03, 26 July 2007

File:Stacja UMK.jpg
The station

The Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station (Stacja Polarna Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika na Spitsbergenie) in north-western Spitzbergen, in the northern part of the Kaffiyora close to the Aavatsmarka glacier, has operated since 1975. It was opened by the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.

The station has been used by 13 expeditions and 70 people. In its 30-year existence the station has been visited by about 300 people.

Location: 78.41' N, 11.51 'E.

The Nicolaus Copernicus University Polar Station is the northernmost Polish scientific institution.