Bratvaag Expedition
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Bratvaag Expedition
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The Bratvaag Expedition was a Norwegian expedition in 1930 led by Dr. Gunnar Horn, whose official tasks were hunting seals and to study glaciers and seas in the Svalbard Arctic region. The name of the expedition was taken from its ship, M/S Bratvaag of Ålesund, in which captain Peder Eliassen had sailed the Arctic seas for more than twenty years. The Bratvaag Expedition had a secret, but important mission: the annexation of Victoria Island for Norway. Although a successful landing on the island
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Norwegian expedition in the Svalbard Arctic region
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratvaag_Expedition
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2023-10-24T12:18:24Z
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