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20260624 lecture on arctic terns

lecture on arctic terns

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20260621 departure of Marek

departure of Marek

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20260701 teams

teams

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20260628 predation on nests

predation on nests

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20260618 wildlifecamera placement

wildlifecamera placement

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20260618 LEGO hut London 2

LEGO hut London 2

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20260613 first visit to island Storholmen

first visit to island Storholmen

The Netherlands Arctic Station

located on Spitsbergen in the northernmost village of the world, managed by the Arctic Centre of the University of Groningen.
Postal address:
NL Arctic Station, P.O.Box 1, N-9173 Ny-Ålesund, Norway
0031 6 3198 3991 or 0047 7902 6852


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latest message posted 11-07-2026 at 18:44

Today it is raining. Good to work on the website. Lots will appear soon.
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Videos made by the University of Groningen about the largest Dutch polar expedition and a crowdfunding project to study migration of terns
below a random selection of information in this website

Video's about places in Ny-Ålesund as hotspots in STREETVIEW

Click on the picture to start the video, click on the text to go to the location

ringing geese in the boat house

washing clothes

clearing snow

Inhabitants of Ny-Ålesund

Click on a photo for more information about this person,
click here for all inhabitants present.
Susana Garcia Espada

Susana Garcia Espada

Rubén Balaño González

Rubén Balaño González

Sander Heijnens

Sander Heijnens

Selection of weblog pages with video's

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20120720, 14:00
road maintenance
20080610, 19:50
group photo
20191030, 13:00
Wolkenjäger
20120805, 08:00
feather and coal

Latest message from our station log book
Maarten Loonen - Today it is raining. Good to work on the website. Lots will appear soon.

posted 11-07-2026 at 18:44

more entries in the log

Sightings of ringed barnacle geese

Total 937 sightings of 186 individuals. Most observed is yayf, seen 24 times.

Panorama from Zeppelin mountain

For an actual view click here.
 

Buildings

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Amundsen house

Amundsen house

Snowmobile garage

Snowmobile garage