Further changes at Peter I Øy
For a previous edition of Polar Research (26[2]; p. 204) I wrote a letter noting the partial collapse of a spectacular triple natural arch on the island of Peter I Øy, reported in November 2006. Two years later I was again off the island, in exceptionally clear visibility, and noted that the collaps...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2830 2023-05-15T18:02:40+02:00 Further changes at Peter I Øy Headland, Robert 2009-08-01 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2830 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v28i2.6127 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2830/6457 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2830 doi:10.3402/polar.v28i2.6127 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 28 No. 2 (2009); 307 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2009 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v28i2.6127 2021-11-11T19:13:21Z For a previous edition of Polar Research (26[2]; p. 204) I wrote a letter noting the partial collapse of a spectacular triple natural arch on the island of Peter I Øy, reported in November 2006. Two years later I was again off the island, in exceptionally clear visibility, and noted that the collapse was now complete. The island was approached from the south-east on the afternoon of 22 November 2008, again aboard the Russian icebreaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov. Aboard were 104 tourists, with 24 staff, and a complement of 62, on a voyage arranged by Quark Expeditions. The icebreaker anchored in Sandefjordbukta, which was used last time, and on several previous visits. The anchor was dropped in about 35 m of water about half a nautical mile from the coast. Landings were intended on one of the beaches of Sandefjordbukta, but winds of 20 m s-1 made this impracticable. The winds, however, caused such a reduction in cloud cover that the entire island, notably Lars Christensentoppen (1640 m elevation), was clearly visible. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Research Polar Research (E-Journal) The Beaches ENVELOPE(-56.832,-56.832,49.583,49.583) Peter I Øy ENVELOPE(-90.593,-90.593,-68.804,-68.804) Lars Christensentoppen ENVELOPE(-90.612,-90.612,-68.838,-68.838) Sandefjordbukta ENVELOPE(-90.722,-90.722,-68.827,-68.827) Polar Research 28 2 |
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For a previous edition of Polar Research (26[2]; p. 204) I wrote a letter noting the partial collapse of a spectacular triple natural arch on the island of Peter I Øy, reported in November 2006. Two years later I was again off the island, in exceptionally clear visibility, and noted that the collapse was now complete. The island was approached from the south-east on the afternoon of 22 November 2008, again aboard the Russian icebreaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov. Aboard were 104 tourists, with 24 staff, and a complement of 62, on a voyage arranged by Quark Expeditions. The icebreaker anchored in Sandefjordbukta, which was used last time, and on several previous visits. The anchor was dropped in about 35 m of water about half a nautical mile from the coast. Landings were intended on one of the beaches of Sandefjordbukta, but winds of 20 m s-1 made this impracticable. The winds, however, caused such a reduction in cloud cover that the entire island, notably Lars Christensentoppen (1640 m elevation), was clearly visible. |
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