Arctic Region ; Discoveries ; Exploration ; Sixteenth Century ; Spitsbergen
The article details successive stages in our knowledge of Spitsbergen from the time of its discovery by a 1956 Dutch expedition onwards. Whaling and trapping activity, as well as science engaged in on Spitsbergen, are outlined, and there is also
Torun polar expeditions to Spitsbergen in 1977 and 1978 in Results of investigations of the Second Torun polar expedition, Spitsbergen-1977 and Third Torun polar expedition, Spitsbergen 1978.
Arctique ; Exploration ; Expédition polonaise 1977-1978 ; Géographie des régions polaires ; Oscar II Land ; Spitsbergen ; Svalbard ; Zone froide
Arctic Ocean;Arctic Region ; Catchment area;Watershed ; Coastal environment ; Drainage network ; Hydrology ; Lake ; Periglacial features ; Permafrost ; Spitsbergen ; Svalbard ; Thermokarst
Give a description of some of the forms and processes characterizing the shores of both small ponds and larger lakes of an area representative for the west coast of Spitsbergen. This study is based upon field studies and inventories performed during
Radiocarbon-dated whalebones from raised beaches record a relative sea-level history for Broggerhalvoya, western Spitsbergen, that suggest a two-step deglaciation on Svalbard at the end of the late Weichselian glaciation.
Polish pedological studies on Spitsbergen. A review
Arctique ; Classification des sols ; Propriété du sol ; Pédogenèse ; Pédologie ; Spitsbergen ; Svalbard ; Zone froide
Arctic Ocean;Arctic Region ; Cold area ; Pedogenesis ; Soil classification;Classification of soils ; Soil properties ; Soil science ; Spitsbergen ; Svalbard
A review of Polish pedological studies carried out on Spitsbergen since 1957. The first part deals with the important papers going through the sections of soil science. Special attention was focused on arctic soil forming processes, physical
Rzezba doliny Lisbet i otaczajacych ja gor (Sorkappland, Spitsbergen) Relief de la vallée de Lisbet et les montagnes avoisinantes (Sorkappland, Spitsbergen)
Arctique ; Carte géomorphologique ; Glaciaire ; Géographie des régions polaires ; Géomorphogenèse ; Géomorphologie ; Moraine ; Spitsbergen ; Svalbard ; Zone froide