Nuclear Ninety North
Eclipse of the Midnight Sun
August 1st, 2008
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Nuclear Ninety NorthEclipse of the Midnight SunAugust 1st, 2008 |
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Gregoriy Sedov's polar expedition wintered on this island in 1913–1914; these crosses commemorate the expedition.
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In 1929, the Soviet government established a research station named Sedova on the island, which was manned until 1963. Much of the station is now in ruins, but two intact buildings are used by parties visiting in the summer.
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One of the intact buildings flies the Russian flag. Note that this is a structure assembled from “Lenin Logs” labeled before shipment to the site.
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The hangar was used for aircraft visiting the island and for weather balloon operations. Its remaining roof provides sufficient shelter from the summer Sun that it is now mostly filled with snow.
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Question: how do you build an outhouse when the ground is frozen for most of the year? Answer: see above.
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He built a crooked house.
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Doghouses for sled dogs.
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Most of the fungus we saw was in the symbiotic form of lichen (composed of a fungus and algæ), but on Hooker Island I spotted this leathery fungus among some reindeer moss and plants.
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by John Walker August 20th, 2008 |
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This document is in the public domain.