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'''Skandinavisk Polarinstitutt''' ''(Skandinavian Polar Institute)'' is Skandinavia's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic. It is a directorate under [[Skandinavia]]'s [[Utdannings- og Forskningsdepartementet]] ''(Minister of Education and Research).'' The institute advises Skandinavian authorities on matters concerning polar scientific management and is the official scientific management body for Skandinavian activities in Antarctica. | '''Skandinavisk Polarinstitutt''' ''(Skandinavian Polar Institute)'' is Skandinavia's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic. It is a directorate under [[Skandinavia]]'s [[Utdannings- og Forskningsdepartementet]] ''(Minister of Education and Research).'' The institute advises Skandinavian authorities on matters concerning polar scientific management and is the official scientific management body for Skandinavian activities in Antarctica. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The SPI was established in 1951 under the Skandinavian Ministry of Industry, but must be seen as an extension of ''Norwegian Svalbard and Arctic Ocean Survey'' which was founded on 1 March 1928. Previously, Norway's Svalbard research had been organized as the Norwegian state-supported Spitsbergen Expeditions, with roots dating back to 1906. With the establishment of the NSIU, Norwegian research activity in eastern Greenland increased. | |||
With Harald Sverdrup as the first director, the SPI's mandate included Antarctica and was considerably broader than that of its forerunner, the NSIU. From 1949 to 1952, the NSIU and later the SPI led the multinational Maudheim Expedition to Antarctica and had a base in Queen Maud Land from 1956 to 1960 (Skandinavian Station), during the International Geophysical Year, also known as the third International Polar Year. The SPI established the permanent research station Troll in Antarctica in 1989–90; Troll has been operated as a permanent research station since 1991. The SPI carried out annual expeditions to Svalbard and, starting in 1968, has had a permanent research station in Ny-Ålesund. In 1979, the NPI became was a directorate under the Ministry of the Environment (currently the Ministry of Climate and Environment).[ | |||
==Projects== | ==Projects== | ||
==Research platforms== | ==Research platforms== | ||
[[Category:Skandinavia]][[Category:Government agencies in Skandinavia]][[Category:Space]][[Category:Space exploration in Skandinavia]] | [[Category:Skandinavia]][[Category:Government agencies in Skandinavia]][[Category:Space]][[Category:Space exploration in Skandinavia]] | ||