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Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur, 2014 The Spitsbergen (Svalbard) Question became an international political issue regarding the terra nullius status of the Arctic region in the light of growing commercial enterprise undertaken from 1898 onwards. The Spitsbergen Commission set up by the Peace
Mary Katherine Jones
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The Modern Arctic: Global Bipolarity or Bipolar Disorder [PDF]
Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН, 2022 After February 2022, the situation in the Arctic begins to acquire some features of a hybrid war, which speak of new negative trends taking place in the region. Many large European and Asian companies from unfriendly countries have left or declared their
Timoshenko, D.S.
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Dispersal of pollen and invertebrates by wind in contrasting Arctic habitats of Svalbard [PDF]
Polish Polar Research, 2023 Although Svalbard archipelago is considered as a natural laboratory for the environmental studies in the High Arctic, the knowledge on the transport and diversity of bioaerosols (aeroplankton) in the atmosphere is poorly recognized.
Łukasz Grewling +11 more
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Asymmetric tide in Lake Vallunden (Spitsbergen) [PDF]
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 2013 We observed strongly asymmetric tide in a channel connecting the Van Mijen Fjord and Lake Vallunden in Spitsbergen. The channel is approximately 100 m long, 10 m wide, and 1–2 m deep. Asymmetric tide was also observed in the lake.
A. V. Marchenko, E. G. Morozov
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First three-dimensional skull of the Middle Triassic mixosaurid ichthyosaur Phalarodon fraasi from Svalbard, Norway [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2022 The marine Middle Triassic sediments of Svalbard are rich in fossiliferous material and are particularly well-known for marine reptile fossils. Here, we present a new specimen of the small-bodied mixosaurid ichthyosaur Phalarodon fraasi from the ...
AUBREY JANE ROBERTS +2 more
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Spitsbergen: Past, Present, and Future [PDF]
Современная Европа, 2022 Spitsbergen as part of the Arctic is the focus of attention for many actors in the geopolitical arena. In the 19th century the use of the archipelago for peaceful economic and scientific purposes was the main condition for international cooperation which
V.Р. Zhuravel, D.S. Timoshenko
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New risks and opportunities for interstate cooperation in the Arctic [PDF]
Арктика и Север, 2019 Despite the growing tension in Russia-West relations, the Arctic region continues to remain a zone of peace and cooperation. The level of interstate collaboration here is extremely high, unlike other maritime regions.
Pavel A. Gudev
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The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, Svalbard [PDF]
Polish Polar Research, 2022 Spitsbergen is the largest island in the Svalbard Archipelago (Norway) that has been permanently populated. The harsh Arctic climate prevents development of large vascular plants such as trees.
Małgorzata Jędryczka +8 more
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Przegląd Geograficzny, 2023 W publikacji zostały przedstawione wyniki badań frakcjonalnych prowadzonych na stożkach gruzowych zlokalizowanych na zboczach górskich Spitsbergenu i w Azji Środkowej – w Tadżykistanie. Przeprowadzono komputerową analizę fotografii cyfrowych wykonanych w
Piotr Dolnicki, Paweł Kroh
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Contemporary landscape transformation in a small Arctic catchment (Bratteggdalen, Svalbard) [PDF]
Polish Polar Research, 2023 Small Arctic catchments that are sensitive to climate change reinforced by Arctic amplification remain poorly studied. Since the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA) glaciers on Svalbard have been retreating, and thus, many catchments have transformed from ...
Aleksandra Wołoszyn, Marek Kasprzak
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