Two years ago, when I was pursuing my B.Sc., I learnt about the UNIS. Then it was clear for me that I must apply for the courses there during my M.Sc. studies. So, I had done it and managed to be accepted for the course in the Arctic Geology: Sequence Stratigraphy-A Tool for Basin Analysis (AG-323/823).
(Source: www.unis.no)
Location of Svalbard (Google Maps)
My itinerary: Gdansk-Copenhagen-Oslo-Longyearbyen (via Tromsø).
The flights were quite tiring, but I must admit that the Airport in Copenhagen provided me with a very delicious sandwiches with shrimps, boiled eggs and white sauce. I recommend them :)
In the vicinity of Tromsø. Tectonics everywhere!
Svalbard from the plane.
And we're here. Windy!
It's just a part of the company. Dora (UiS), Mads and Fredrik (Københavns Universitet).
Accommodation-good old student barracks in Nybyen.
Longyear Glacier in the background.
A walk in Longyearbyen.
Coal miner. Such an introvert!
Longyearbyen was established in 1926 as Longyear City after John Longyear-an owner of the Arctic Coal Company which operated the mines in the area that time. Coal mining have always been crucial for Svalbard as a source of energy. Presently, the UNIS owns the CO2 Lab which is devoted to development of CCS-important from the environmental point of view. Today, the Paleocene age coal is exploited in Longyearbyen, Sveagruva and Barentsburg (russian settlement). Carboniferous coal was produced in Pyramiden (abandoned soviet settlement).
Derelict coal mine ropeway from Nyben to Longyearbyen.
Winter sign. Horizontal in Autumn.
Next part soon!
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