Poland has a long and rich tradition of Arctic exploration and research. Nowadays, Poles are involved in numerous polar projects, manage the year-round Polish Polar Station Hornsund in Svalbard, operate the research vessel s/y Oceania, have well-trained and experienced polar researchers of all career stages studying crucial problems of the changing Arctic.
This session will show Polish Arctic exploration from different points of view: tough conditions during fieldwork; daily life in a research station; beauty in cold landscapes that forces researchers and explorers to come back to the High North over and over again.